Abstract
Hexa-2,4-diyne was metallated with butyl-lithium and methyl-lithium smoothly to the trilithio-derivative by abstraction of three protons from the same carbon. Prolonged metallation with butyl-lithium led to the tetralithio-compound. A trilithio-derivative was also obtained from octa-2,4-diyne, but octa-3,5-diyne yielded a dilithio-derivative. The two triple bonds of hepta-1,6-diyne were metallated independently to give di-, tri- and tetralithio-derivatives. A 1 Hz coupling constant through seven bonds was observed in the monolithiohexadiyne.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 599-603 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 1973 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry