Synlett 1999; 1999(9): 1471-1473
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-2877
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Structure and Reactivity of Bis(iodozincio)methane in Tetrahydrothiophene

Seijiro Matsubara* , Yuhei Yamamoto, Kiitiro Utimoto
  • *Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Fax + 75-7 53-48 63; E-mail: matsubar@mc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Publication Date:
31 December 1999 (online)

Addition of tetrahydrothiophene (THT) to THF solution of bis(iodozincio)methane modified the stability and reactivity: EXAFS analysis indicated that THF stabilizes bis(iodozincio)methane in a monomeric structure; the species reacts with acyl chlorides to give 1,3-diketones.

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