ALKYLATION AND OXIDATIONS OF SYMMETRICAL DIMETHYLENEBIPHENYL AND RELATED DIANIONS (CYCLOPHANE, BIPHENYLOPHANE, NMR, CONFORMATION).

Bis-benzyl dianions were prepared from the three symmetrical dimethylbiphenyls in yields of 79-86%, and shown to react with a variety of electrophiles on the benzylic carbons. Electrophiles included dimethyl and diethyl sulfate, isopropyl bromide, t-butyl iodide, allyl chloride, trimethylsilyl chlor...

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Main Author: WHITE, JAMES JEFFREY.
Other Authors: Bates, Robert B.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1986
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183991