Yttrium-Mediated Conversion of Vinyl Grignard Reagent to a 1, 2-Dimetalated Ethane and Its Synthetic Application

R Tanaka, H Sanjiki, H Urabe

Index: Tanaka, Ryoichi; Sanjiki, Hiroaki; Urabe, Hirokazu Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008 , vol. 130, # 10 p. 2904 - 2905

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Abstract

A new 1, 2-dimetalated ethane was generated from a vinyl Grignard reagent in the presence of yttrium (III) chloride, sodium cyclopentadienide, and diisobutylaluminum hydride (Dibal). This reagent enables the regio-and stereoselective (metaloethyl) metalation of acetylenes ...