A dimeric magnesium(I) compound as a facile two-center/two-electron reductant.
The odd couple: A dimeric magnesium(I) complex acts as a facile and selective two-center/two-electron reductant towards a series of unsaturated substrates (see scheme; Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3), Ad = 1-adamantyl). The novel reduced or reductively coupled products obtained from these reductions suggest that magnesium(I) compounds may find wide use in organic and organometallic syntheses.
Bonyhady
Simon J
SJ
School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC, 3800, Australia.
Green
Shaun P
SP
Jones
Cameron
C
Nembenna
Sharanappa
S
Stasch
Andreas
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