Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Reactions of alkylaluminum compounds with cyclic ethers

DB Miller

Index: Miller,D.B. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1968 , vol. 14, p. 253 - 259

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Abstract

Abstract Oxetane and its 3, 3-dimethyl and 3, 3-bis (chloromethyl) derivatives undergo ring- opening reactions with Et 2 AIX. When X H or Cl subsequent hydrolysis gives the corresponding propanol or 3-chloropropanol, but when X CN the product isolated was a butyrolactone. At elevated temperature oxetane reacts with triethylaluminum to give 1- propanol and 1-pentanol, but the 3, 3-disubstituted oxetanes give only propanols. Friedel- ...