A Dramatic Effect of a Catalytic Amount of Lead on the Simmons-Smith Reaction and Formation of Alkylzinc Compounds from Iodoalkanes. Reactivity of Zinc Metal: Activation and Deactivation

Kazuhiko Takai; Tadahiro Kakiuchi; Kiitiro Utimoto

doi:10.1021/jo00089a003

A Dramatic Effect of a Catalytic Amount of Lead on the Simmons-Smith Reaction and Formation of Alkylzinc Compounds from Iodoalkanes. Reactivity of Zinc Metal: Activation and Deactivation

Kazuhiko Takai, Tadahiro Kakiuchi, Kiitiro Utimoto

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A trace amount of lead found in zinc derived from the pyrometallurgy smelting method decreases the reactivity of zinc toward diiodomethane and iodoalkanes substantially, and this negative effect can be suppressed by the addition of a catalytic amount of Me₃SiCl.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2671-2673
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume	59
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00089a003
Publication status	Published - May 1 1994

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A Dramatic Effect of a Catalytic Amount of Lead on the Simmons-Smith Reaction and Formation of Alkylzinc Compounds from Iodoalkanes. Reactivity of Zinc Metal : Activation and Deactivation. / Takai, Kazuhiko; Kakiuchi, Tadahiro; Utimoto, Kiitiro.

In: Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 59, No. 10, 01.05.1994, p. 2671-2673.

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