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Use of Magnesium Anthracene * 3 THF in Synthesis: Generation of Grignard Compounds and Other Reactions with Organic Halides
Bogdanovic, Borislav,Janke, Nikolaus,Kinzelmann, Hans-Georg
, p. 1507 - 1515 (2007/10/02)
The course (a), (b), (c) (Scheme 1) of the reaction of magnesium anthracene * 3 THF (1) with organic halides (RX) is dependent on the nature of RX.With alkyl halides in THF 1 reacts as a nucleophile, whereby primary as well as secondary alkyl halides produce dialkyldihydroanthracenes (4-4'') and tertiary alkyl halides yield primarily monoalkyl-substituted dihydroanthracenes (2, 2').With bromo- and iodobenzene in THF 1 reacts predominantly as a radical with H atom abstraction from the solvent affording benzene and 9.The formation of Grignard compounds (5) and anthracene (6), originating from primary and secondary alkyl and aryl halides and 1 in toluene or ether at elevated temperatures, is not caused by the reaction of 1 but by the "active magnesium" (Mg*) formed by decomposition of 1 in these solvents.In contrast, allyl, propargyl, and benzyl halides react with 1 independently of the solvent under mild conditions to produce 5 and 6.Allyl- and the difficultly accessible allenylmagnesium chloride can be prepared in THF at -78 and 0 deg C, respectively, from the corresponding halides and ordinary Mg powder via catalytic amounts of 1.
Active Magnesium from Catalytically Prepared Magnesium Hydride or from Magnesium Anthracene and its Uses in the Synthesis
Bartmann, Ekkehard,Bogdanovic, Borislav,Janke, Nikolaus,Liao, Shijan,Schlichte, Klaus,et al.
, p. 1517 - 1528 (2007/10/02)
Highly reactive, pyrophoric forms of magnesium with specific surface areas of 20-109 m2/g (Mg*) can be generated by the dehydrogenation of catalytically prepared magnesium hydride (MgH2*) or by decomposition of magnesium anthracene * 3 THF (4).The decomposition of 4, with recovery of anthracene and THF, may be accomplished both thermally and by ultrasound in an organic solvent (toluene, n-heptane) or thermally in the solid state in vacuo.Mg* obtained by the latter method exhibits only weak reflections in the X-ray powder diagram and has, in comparison to other mentioned Mg* species, the highest reactivity toward hydrogen.Diverse Grignard compounds can be prepared under mild conditions (* from MgH2* or 4.The cleavage of THF with formation of 1-oxa-2-magnesiacyclohexane (2) is possible by employing Mg* from NgH2* or 4.
Process for using finely divided highly reactive magnesium
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a finely divided, highly reactive magnesium from magnesium hydride, magnesium anthracene and/or its derivatives or magnesium butadiene and/or its alkyl or phenyl derivatives, which process is characterized in that the respective magnesium-containing compound is thermally decomposed at a pressure from 10-6 to 1 bar, the decomposition being carried out in the presence of a co-reactant of a consecutive reaction, or such co-reactant being added only after completion of the precipitation of the magnesium, or in the absence of such co-reactant, the magnesium obtained by said decomposition being isolated as a powder, and to the use of the finely divided, highly reactive magnesium for inserting magnesium into poorly reactive C--X bonds, wherein X denotes heteroatoms such as halogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and the resulting organomagnesium compound may be used in a consecutive reaction according to a per se known method, and for the reversible preparation of active magnesium hydride by reaction with molecular hydrogen at a pressure of from 1 to 2 bar and at a temperature of from 150° C. to 250° C.
