Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

The preparation and some reactions of 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride

MT Rahman

Index: Rahman, M. T. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 225, # 1 p. 25 - 30

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Abstract

Abstract The reaction of pentachlorobenzene with metallic magnesium in THF at 10–15 C gives after hydrolysis 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachlorobenzene (76%) and pentachlorobenzene (8%); after trimethylsilylation, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachloro-3-(trimethylsilyl) benzene (74%), pentachloro (trimethylsilyl) benzene (8%) and 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachlorobenzene (6%); after iodination, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachloroiodobenzene (44%), pentachloroiodobenzene (12%) and 1, 2, 4, 5- ...