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The conversion is similar to the Grignard reaction. The organozinc reagent is generated via an oxidative addition into the alkyl halide. The reaction produces a primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohol via a 1,2-addition. The Barbier reaction is advantageous because it is a one-pot process: the organozinc reagent is generated in the presence of ...
The Reformatsky reaction (sometimes transliterated as Reformatskii reaction) is an organic reaction which condenses aldehydes or ketones with α-halo esters using metallic zinc to form β-hydroxy-esters: [1] [2] The Reformatsky reaction. The organozinc reagent, also called a 'Reformatsky enolate', is prepared by treating an alpha-halo ester ...
The Simmons–Smith reaction is an organic cheletropic reaction involving an organozinc carbenoid that reacts with an alkene (or alkyne) to form a cyclopropane. [1] [2] [3] It is named after Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr. and Ronald D. Smith.
The reaction is named after Ei-ichi Negishi who was a co-recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of this reaction. Negishi and coworkers originally investigated the cross-coupling of organoaluminum reagents in 1976 initially employing Ni and Pd as the transition metal catalysts, but noted that Ni ...
The Blaise ketone synthesis (named after Edmond Blaise) is the chemical reaction of acid chlorides with organozinc compounds to give ketones.. The Blaise ketone synthesis. The reaction was claimed to bring excellent yields by Blaise, however, investigators failed to obtain better than moderate yields (50%).
Diethylzinc (C 2 H 5) 2 Zn, or DEZ, is a highly pyrophoric and reactive organozinc compound consisting of a zinc center bound to two ethyl groups. This colourless liquid is an important reagent in organic chemistry .
Decamethyldizincocene is an organozinc compound with the formula [Zn 2 (η 5 –C 5 Me 5) 2]. It is the first [ 1 ] and an unusual example of a compound with a Zn-Zn bond. [ 2 ] Decamethyldizincocene is a colorless crystalline solid that burns spontaneously in the presence of oxygen and reacts with water.
Organozinc compounds contain zinc—carbon covalent bonds. Diethylzinc ((C 2 H 5) 2 Zn) was first reported in 1848. It was made by reaction of zinc and ethyl iodide and is the first compound known to contain a metal—carbon sigma bond. [25] For a long time it was a mystery why copper(II) did not form an analogous compound.