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Review: Applications of novel sterically demanding aromatics in organometallic synthesis
Author(s) -
Steele Barry R.,
MichaScrettas Maria,
Screttas Constantinos G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.336
Subject(s) - chemistry , steric effects , reagent , alkyl , ethylene , catalysis , organometallic chemistry , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , medicinal chemistry
Catalytic amounts of the mixed reagents n ‐BuLi and LiK(OCH 2 CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 in combination with Mg(OCH 2 CH 2 OEt) 2 promote the multiple and clean addition of ethylene to a series of alkyl aromatics to produce sterically demanding aromatic hydrocarbons and their functional derivatives. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.