Organometallic compounds of Group III. Part 43. Alkylenation with geminal dialuminoalkane reagents: the synthesis of olefins from ketones

…, DB Malpass, MP Boleslawski, JJ Eisch

Index: Piotrowski, Andrzej M.; Malpass, Dennis B.; Boleslawski, Marek P.; Eisch, John J. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 53, # 12 p. 2829 - 2835

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Abstract

Bis (dichloroa1umino) methane (BDAM, 1) has been synthesized in high yield from aluminum powder and methylene chloride by a published procedure carefully modified for safety. By the screening away of aluminum metal fine particles and the gradual addition of methylene bromide promoter over the course of reaction, a safe procedure was attained. Although 1 itself was a poor methylenating agent for ketones, its dietherate complex was ...