1641-49-2Relevant articles and documents
Reactions of 1,2-dihalocycloalkenes with alkali metals in presence of chlorotrimethylsilane. Reductive carbon-carbon bond cleavage in five membered homocyclic system
HariPrasad,Nagendrappa
, p. 3387 - 3396 (2007/10/02)
1,2-Dihalocyclopentenes on reaction with alkali metals and chlorotrimethylsilane in hydrocarbon or ether solvents produce silylated 1-pentynes by ring opening. Sodium metal and hydrocarbon solvents favour the cleavage most. Different mechanistic aspects are considered.