The organometallic chemistry of the alkaline earth metals. II. Calcium derivatives of indene, fluorene and phenyl-acetylene formed by metallation with triphenylmethyl-calcium chloride

K. A. Allan, B. G. Gowenlock, W. E. Lindsell

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Abstract

Triphenylmethylcalcium chloride has been used in metalation reactions to prepare new organocalcium compounds. Metalation of indene leads to the isolable complexes (C9H7)2CaL2 (L = tetrahydrofuran or L2 = 1,2-dimethoxyethane) and sublimation of these complexes gives diindenylcalcium. (C9H7)2Ca. Similar metalation of cyclopentadiene occurs. Fluorene and phenylacetylene are metalated in tetrahydrofuran to give (C13H9)CaCl(THF)2 or (C6H5C2)CaCl-xTHF, respectively. IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic studies and other properties of the new products are discussed. © 1974.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume65
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jan 1974

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