Synergic transformation of an ethylenediamine to a lithium 1,3-diaza-2-zincacyclopentene via an alkyllithium/bis(alkyl)zinc mixture

Ross Campbell; Pablo Garcia-Alvarez; Alan R. Kennedy; Robert E. Mulvey

doi:10.1002/chem.201001314

Synergic transformation of an ethylenediamine to a lithium 1,3-diaza-2-zincacyclopentene via an alkyllithium/bis(alkyl)zinc mixture

Ross Campbell, Pablo Garcia-Alvarez, Alan R. Kennedy, Robert E. Mulvey

Pure And Applied Chemistry

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Abstract

Four bonds in total, two NH and two CH bonds, have been cleaved from a neutral secondary diamine through the cooperative effects of a lithium alkyl–zinc bisalkyl coalition aided by N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) to generate a dianionic diazaethene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9964-9968
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal
Volume	16
Issue number	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201001314
Publication status	Published - 3 Sep 2010

Keywords

amines
hydrides
lithium
metallacycles
zinc
directed ortho-metalation
mediated zincation
deprotonative matalation
functionalized aromatics
complexes
magnesium

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EXPLOITING SYNTHETIC AND STRUCTURAL SYNERGISM IN ALKALI-METAL-MEDIATED ORGANOTRANSITIONMETALLATION (AMMO)

Mulvey, R. & Kennedy, A.

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Campbell, R., Garcia-Alvarez, P., Kennedy, A. R., & Mulvey, R. E. (2010). Synergic transformation of an ethylenediamine to a lithium 1,3-diaza-2-zincacyclopentene via an alkyllithium/bis(alkyl)zinc mixture. Chemistry - A European Journal, 16(33), 9964-9968. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201001314

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