Synthesis

Reactivity of Organomanganese (II) Reagents; II. A New, Convenient Preparation of Alkyl, Alkenyl, and Alkynyl Ketones via Organomanganese (II) Iodides

G Cahiez, D Bernard, JF Normant

Index: Cahiez,G. et al. Synthesis, 1977 , p. 130 - 133

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Citation Number: 35

Abstract

We have recently reportcd that the reaction of alkylmanganese (II) iodides with saturated carboxylic acid chlorides leads to the corresponding saturated ketones in good yields". This method proved to be more rewarding than those based on other metals such as cadmium, zinc, aluminium, mercury in many cases. In fact, similar results can only be obtained with organocuprate reagents", but it must bc emphasised that results using a one to one ratio of ...