Photochemical generation of radical anions via organolithium compounds

HJS Winkler, R Bollinger, H Winkler

Index: Winkler,H.J.S. et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1967 , vol. 32, p. 1700 - 1706

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Abstract

December 5'8, 1966 n-Alkyllithium compounds containing from two to ten carbon atoms react under photolytic conditions with anthracene to form 9-alkyl-9, lO-dihydroanthracene. In contrast, methyllithium, vinyllithium, and phenyllithium cause only partial reduction of the hydrocarbon. sec-Butyllithium undregoes the same alkylation step spontaneously. Photolytic alkylation was observed for naphthalene and phenanthrene but not for biphenyl under the ...