title: Aldehydes and ketones form intermediate π complexes with the Gilman reagent, Me2CuLi, at low temperatures in tetrahydrofuran.
abstract: Typical aldehydes and ketones form π complexes with Me2CuLi at low temperatures in tetrahydrofuran. They range in stability from fleeting intermediates at -100 °C to entities that persist up to -20 °C. Three subsequent reaction pathways have been identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA. sbertz1@uncc.edu
authors.forename: Steven H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bertz
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ogle
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D005663:Furans; D007659:Ketones; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C018674:tetrahydrofuran; D003300:Copper; D008094:Lithium