Australian Journal of Chemistry

Studies on the Hurtley reaction

KA Cirigottis, E Ritchie, WC Taylor

Index: Cirigottis,K.A. et al. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1974 , vol. 27, p. 2209 - 2228

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Citation Number: 36

Abstract

Abstract As a result of a large number of experiments on the Hurtley reaction the following tentative conclusions are drawn:(a) the best and most convenient solvent is ethanol;(b) the reaction succeeds best with aromatic o-bromocarboxylic acids although o-iodo acids can be expected to give low yields;(c) replacement of the carboxyl group by any other functional group prevents the reaction;(d) a copper species, probably copper (l), is an essential ...