Abstract
Di-tert-butylmagnesium has been found to be a reactive, yet non-nucleophilic and non-reductive, carbon-centred base for the deprotonation of a series of ketones. This reagent demonstrates equally high reactivity when used as either the pre-formed reagent, or in a more accessible one-pot protocol from the parent Grignard reagent, and offers improved atom-efficiency over more traditionally employed bases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1386-1390 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Synlett |
Volume | 2008 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 May 2008 |
Keywords
- deprotonations
- grignard reagents
- ketones
- magnesium
- organometallic reagents