A Scalable Zinc Activation Procedure Using DIBAL-H in a Reformatsky Reaction

Autor: Liang Jessica, Joel Slade, Michael J. Girgis, Kapa Prasad, Zhengming Du
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Organic Process Research & Development. 13:1094-1099
ISSN: 1520-586X
1083-6160
Popis: The highly exothermic nature of Reformatsky reagent formation and the reported unpredictability of the induction time for its formation pose challenging problems for scaling up Reformatsky reactions. A zinc-activation procedure using DIBAL-H was developed and investigated using reaction calorimetry along with subsequent parts of the process. This procedure was shown to have important advantages for scale-up relative to previous zinc activation methods, including an immediate start of Reformatsky reagent formation with addition-controlled reaction. Calorimetric analysis was especially useful in specifying quickly a suitable temperature for Reformatsky reagent formation. The process was scaled up successfully.
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