Crystal structures of n-BuLi adducts with (R,R)-TMCDA and the consequences for the deprotonation of benzene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 35, 2008, Pages 11719-11725

  Strohmann, Carsten ^a   Gessner, Viktoria H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POW ERFUL TOOL; REACTION MECHANISMS; STRUCTURE-REACTIVITY; SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY;

AMINES;

BENZENE; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; N BUTYLLITHIUM; N,N,N',N' TETRAMETHYLCYCLOHEXANE 1,2 DIAMINE; ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRESS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 51349116430     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8017187     Document Type: Article

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