Structure–Reactivity Relationship in the Reaction of Highly Reactive Zinc with Alkyl Bromides

A Guijarro, RD Rieke

Index: Guijarro, Albert; Rieke, Reuben D. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 1998 , vol. 37, # 12 p. 1679 - 1681

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Abstract

Abstract Zinc is different! Unlike with magnesium or lithium, the reactions of organic bromides with highly reactive zinc (Zn*) show sensitivity for the structure of the organic moiety. Selective insertions of Zn into tertiary C–Br bonds can be achieved [Eq.(a)]. Competitive kinetic techniques were used to quantify these findings.