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Potassium-zinc induced synergic enhancement of the basicity of hexamethyldisilazide (HMDS) towards methylbenzene molecules

Lookup NU author(s): Professor William Clegg, Dr Stephen Liddle

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Abstract

While neither KHMDS nor Zn(HMDS)2 can unilaterally metallate toluene under the conditions studied, the bilateral base 'KZn(HMDS)3' can smoothly do so to produce the benzyl product [{KZn(HMDS)2(CH2Ph)}∞], which exists in the crystal as an infinite spiral chain of benzyl (ambi-σ, π)-linked (KNZnN) rings.

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Author(s): Clegg W, Forbes GC, Kennedy AR, Mulvey RE, Liddle ST

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Chemical Communications

Year: 2003

Volume: 9

Issue: 3

Pages: 406-407

ISSN (print): 1359-7345

ISSN (electronic): 1364-548X

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b211392a

DOI: 10.1039/b211392a

PubMed id: 12613635

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