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The reactivity of potassium carbanions with epoxides
Dorado, Christina,Salvador, James M.
, p. 2314 - 2318 (2013)
Cyclohexene oxide reacted with n-butylpotassium unexpectedly to produce 2-butylcyclohexanone in a 10% isolated yield of its semicarbazone derivative. Based on previous literature, a three-part mechanism is proposed that implies that a yield greater than 33% is not possible. Copyright
