GRIGNARD REAGENTS AS POWDERS : PREPARATION AND REACTIVITY

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(89)80044-4

The TDA-1 chelating agent is able to complex Grignard reagents.This complexation leads to powders.The preparation is general and the complexes "RMgX/TDA-1" are easily prepared from every type of Grignard reagents.These solids are stable under nitrogen and can be titrated and used as Grignard reagents.The study of their chemical reactivity shows a behaviour comparable to that of conventional Grignard reagents, the rate of reactions however being decreased.Selective addition onto a mixture of aldehyde and ketone is possible.Interestingly the reactions can be performed in hydrocarbon solvents (toluene, light petroleum, cyclohexane).