A DRAMATIC EFFECT OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF LEAD ON THE SIMMONS-SMITH REACTION AND FORMATION OF ALKYLZINC COMPOUNDS FROM IODOALKANES - REACTIVITY OF ZINC METAL - ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION

Authors
TAKAI K KAKIUCHI T UTIMOTO K
Citation
K. Takai et al., A DRAMATIC EFFECT OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF LEAD ON THE SIMMONS-SMITH REACTION AND FORMATION OF ALKYLZINC COMPOUNDS FROM IODOALKANES - REACTIVITY OF ZINC METAL - ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(10), 1994, pp. 2671-2673
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223263
Volume
59
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2671 - 2673
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3263(1994)59:10<2671:ADEOAC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A trace amount of lead found in zinc derived from the pyrometallurgy s melting method decreases the reactivity of zinc toward diiodomethane a nd iodoalkanes substantially, and this negative effect can be suppress ed by the addition of a catalytic amount of Me(3)SiCl.