Australian Journal of Chemistry

Nickel-catalysed methylation of ketones by trimethylaluminium

EA Jeffery, A Meisters, T Mole

Index: Jeffery,E.A. et al. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1974 , vol. 27, p. 2569 - 2576

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Abstract

Abstract Nickel acetylacetonate catalyses the methylation of ketones to methyl carbinolates by trimethyl-aluminium. Concurrently it also catalyses other reactions of trimethylaluminium with ketones. Most notable of these is the gem-dimethylation of acetophenone to t- butylbenzene; a few aryl ketones undergo similar gem-dimethylation, and p- acetoxyacetophenone gives pt-butylphenyl acetate. Several other nickel compounds are ...