Stereoselective synthesis of meso-alpha,alpha '-bis(chloromercurio)-alpha,alpha '-bis(trimethylsily)-m-xylene
Academic Article
Overview
Identity
Additional Document Info
Other
View All
Overview
abstract
The reaction of the dilithio compound 1,3-[{Li(tmeda)}2{C6H4(CHSiMe3)2}] (2) with Hg(OAc)2followed by treatment with aqueous HCl is highly stereo-selective and yields quantitatively meso-1,3-[C6H4-(CHSiMe3HgCl)2] (3). In the solid state, molecules of 3 are connected through the formation of intermodular head-to-tail Hg2Cl2bridges. The resulting polymer has a ladder-type structure.