Use of 9-methylfluorene as an indicator in the titration of common group IA and group IIA organometallic reagents

ME Bowen, BR Aavula, EA Mash

Index: Bowen, Martina E.; Reddy Aavula, Bhasker; Mash, Eugene A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 67, # 25 p. 9087 - 9088

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Abstract

9-Methylfluorene was tested as an indicator in the titration of commonly used organometallic reagents. This indicator is readily prepared in three steps from fluorenone. In THF solution the deprotonated indicator is red and exhibits a sharp endpoint. The highly basic reagents sec-butyllithium and tert-butyllithium can be titrated in ether solution, where the color of the deprotonated indicator is yellow.

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