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On the Nature of Zinc Chloride–Aldehyde Interactions
Author(s) -
Müller Bodo,
Ruf Michael,
Vahrenkamp Heinrich
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199420891
Subject(s) - aldehyde , anhydrous , chemistry , zinc , halide , transition metal , chloride , metal halides , catalysis , organic chemistry
The simple aldehyde complexes 1–3 are obtained pure and crystalline under strictly anhydrous conditions. Complexes 2 and 3 are the first fully characterized transition metal halide complexes of aldehydes. Complexes 1–3 should be useful for mechanistic studies on ZnCl 2 ‐catalyzed aldehyde reactions.