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Rate of Formation and Characterization of Magnesium Anthracene
Bogdanovic, Borislav,Liao, Shih-tsien,Mynott, Richard,Schlichte, Klaus,Westeppe, Uwe
, p. 1378 - 1392 (2007/10/02)
1H and 13C NMR studies on magnesium anthracene * 3 THF (2a), which can be recrystallized from THF, indicate that magnesium has the strongest interaction with the 9,10-positions of anthracene.While the rate of formation of 2a from magnesium and anthracene in THF at 60 deg C is proportional to both anthracene concentration and magnesium surface area, at 25 deg C it is proportional only to magnesium surface area Magnesium, anthracene and THF exist in a temperature dependent, reversible equilibrium with 2a (eq. 6), the formation of 2a being favoured at lower temperatures.A t higher temperatures 2a reacts with the solvent to produce ring opening of THF and insertion of butyleneoxy units in the Mg - C bonds, so that on hydrolysis the alcohols 6 and 7 are obtained.
