Trapping an Unusual Ring-Opened Product of THF within a Lithium Hydrido Aluminate

Matthew J. Evans, Andrea O'Reilly, Mathew D. Anker, Martyn P. Coles

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Abstract

The reduction of Al(NONDipp)I (NONDipp= [O(SiMe2NDipp)2]2-, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) using lithium metal in THF solvent afforded the but-3-enyl-1-oxido product Al(NONDipp)(H)(μ-OCH2CH2CH=CH2)Li(THF)2. This is the first time that the metalated product of this unusual THF activation pathway has been isolated and structurally characterized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2657-2661
Number of pages5
JournalOrganometallics
Volume41
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

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