Synthesis and characterization of substituted benzyl zinc derivatives molecular structures of (tmeda)Li-CH(GeMe3)Ph, (tmeda)Zn(CH2Ph)2, (tmeda)Zn[CH(SiMe3)Ph]2, and (tmeda)Zn[CH(SiMe3)Ph]N(H)Si(SiMe3)3</sub

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/cber.19971301024

The reaction of lithium phenyl(trimethylsilyl)methanide with phenyl(trimethylsilyl)methylzinc chloride-tmeda in the presence of tmeda yields the addition product, a bis(tmeda)lithium dialkylchlorozincate. The elimination of lithium chloride leads to the f