Base Cleavage of the Benzyl−Silicon Bond in PhCH2SiMe2(CH2)nOH (n = 2 or 3) Compounds
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- Original research
- Authors
- Foad M.S. Mahmoud
- Colin Eaborn
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The compounds PhCH2SiMe2(CH2)nOH with n = 2 or 3 arecleaved 0.75 and 95135 times, respectively, as readily as PhCH2SiMe3 by NaOMe/MeOH at 500C. The high reactivity of the compound with n = 3 may arise from intramolecular attack of the alkoxide centre on silicon in the anion PhCH2SiMe2(CH2)3O-.
Journal
- Title
- Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Volume 209, Issue 1, Pages 13–16
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- Publisher Country
- Palestine
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- Both (Printed and Online)
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- Year
- 1981
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