THE SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF ortho BROMOPHENYLLITHIUM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)90287-0

Experimental conditions have now been developed whereby o-bromophenyl-lithium(II) may be prepared in excellent yields and used as an organometallic intermediate for the synthesis of a variety of ortho bromo substituted phenyl compounds (o-BrC6H4X).The thermal stability, decomposition products and reactions of II were studied.Reactions between II and a variety of substrates, e.g., CO2, dimethylformamide, fluorinated esters, hexafluorobenzene, and organosilicon chlorides were examined.