The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Delocalized carbanions: 3, 3', 5, 5'-tetramethylenebiphenyl tetraanion, a new tetraanion

B Gordon III, JE Loftus

Index: Gordon, Bernard; Loftus, James E. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 , vol. 51, # 9 p. 1618 - 1620

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Abstract

4 5a 5b 5c metalating solventlreactn prod. ratios system' temp (" C) avb charge 4: 5a: 5b: 5c 6 pentane125 1.3 3: 46: 16: 1 3.3 pentane125 2.0 1: 7: 20: 7 3.3 cyclohexane/78 2.4 1: 1: 2.7: 3 4 hexane169 2.7 1: 1.5: 7.5: 37 6 hexane169 2.6 1: 1: 5: 14.5 4 heptane190 1.9 1: 1: 3: 9 nEquivalents of both n-BuLi and t-BuOK; all reactions were carried out for 24 h except for the first which was 2.5 h. bDetermined from quench products by GC. useful synthetically in ...