Tetrahedron

On the direct metalation of isoprene

PAA Klusener, L Tip, L Brandsma

Index: Klusener, P. A. A.; Tip, L.; Brandsma, L. Tetrahedron, 1991 , vol. 47, # 10/11 p. 2041 - 2064

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Abstract

Isoprene has been metalated in tetrahydrofuran with an excess of sterically hindered potassium dialkylamides, prepared by combining equimolar amounts of the corresponding lithium amide and potassium tert-butoxide. Subsequent reaction with oxirane, alkyl