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Alkoxides and Double Alkoxides of Zinc
Author(s) -
Mehrotra R. C.,
Aroda M.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.19693700513
Subject(s) - zinc , alkoxide , methoxide , chemistry , lithium (medication) , inorganic chemistry , chloride , lithium chloride , nuclear chemistry , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , methanol , catalysis , medicine , endocrinology
Zinc methoxide and isopropoxide were prepared by the reaction of zinc chloride with the appropriate lithium alkoxide and a few other alkoxides, Zn(OR) 2 (where R = Et, Bu n , Bu t and C 8 H 17 n ) have been synthesized by the alcoholysis of methoxide. All these alkoxides are non‐volatile and insoluble in alcohols and other organic solvents. The non‐formation of insoluble zinc ethoxide from zinc chloride by treating it with lithium ethoxide was found to be due to its complexing tendency with lithium chloride, giving soluble products of the type Li x Zn(OEt) 2 Cl x . A few soluble double alkoxides of lithium and zinc have also been isolated.