Dizincation and dimagnesiation of benzene using alkali-metal-mediated metallation.
Benzene can be easily 1,4-dideprotonated stoichiometrically on reaction with two equivalents of a synergic mixture of tBu2Zn, NaTMP and TMEDA to give a unique 1,4-dizincated benzene product which has been characterised by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy as well as modelled theoretically by DFT computational studies; a related synergic dimagnesiation of benzene is also reported.
Armstrong
David R
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WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, UK G1 1XL.
Clegg
William
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Dale
Sophie H
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Graham
David V
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Hevia
Eva
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Hogg
Lorna M
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Honeyman
Gordon W
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Kennedy
Alan R
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Mulvey
Robert E
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