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THE PREPARATION AND SOME REACTIONS OF 2,3,5,6-TETRACHLOROPHENYLMAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
Rahman, M. T.
, p. 25 - 30 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of pentachlorobenzene with metallic magnesium in THF at 10-15 deg C gives after hydrolysis 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene (76percent) and pentachlorobenzene (8percent); after trimethylsilylation, 1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-3-(trimethylsilyl)benzene (74percent), pentachloro(trimethylsilyl)benzene (8percent) and 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene (6percent); after iodination, 1,2,4,5-tetrachloroiodobenzene (44percent), pentachloroiodobenzene (12percent) and 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene (9percent); and finally after carbonation, 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoic acid (58percent).These products indicate that in the Grignard reaction a mixture of largely 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride and some pentachlorophenylmagnesium chloride is formed.The formation of pentachlorophenylmagnesium chloride is explained on the basis of metal-hydrogen exchange reaction between 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride and the unreacted pentachlorobenzene.