Canadian Journal of Chemistry

The Alkylation of Cyclic Diketone Thallium (I) Salts

JM McIntosh, PM Beaumier

Index: McIntosh,J.M.; Beaumier,P.M. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1973 , vol. 51, p. 843 - 847

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Citation Number: 14

Abstract

The C/O alkylation ratios of a series of alkyl halides and α-haloesters with the thallium (I) salts of 1, 3-cyclohexanedione and 1, 3-cyclopentanedione have been investigated. Unlike the alkylation of acyclic diketone salts, the predominant process in most cases is O- alkylation.