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Diethylzinc solution

15 wt. % in toluene

Synonym(s):

Zincdiethyl

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(C2H5)2Zn
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
123.51
Beilstein:
3587207
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

form

liquid

concentration

15 wt. % in toluene

density

0.915 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

CC[Zn]CC

InChI

1S/2C2H5.Zn/c2*1-2;/h2*1H2,2H3;

InChI key

HQWPLXHWEZZGKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Employed together with CF3I in a Rh(I) catalyzed preparation of α-trifluoromethyl ketones from α,ß-unsaturated ketones. Promoter for the Wittig reaction of carbonyl compounds with dibromofluoroacetate and triphenylphosphine leading to α-fluroroacrylates. Ni catalyzed coupling with cyclic anhydrides.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Pyr. Liq. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

44.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Synthesis, 3409-3409 (2006)
Alkene-directed regioselective nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of cyclic anhydrides with diorganozinc reagents.
Rebecca L Rogers et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 46(48), 9301-9304 (2007-11-07)
Organic Syntheses, 83, 177-177 (2006)
Yan Yin et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72(15), 5731-5736 (2007-06-22)
Intramolecular hydroamination of alkynyl amides was effected by a catalytic amount of Et2Zn (20 mol %) to form indole derivatives, and a tandem cyclization/nucleophilic addition procedure involving reaction of the indole zinc salt intermediate with acid chlorides or halides was
Su-Xi Wang et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 55(7), 1011-1013 (2007-07-03)
Newly synthesized polymer-supported chiral amino alcohol catalysts 5a and 5b have been proved to be effective for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes, affording the corresponding sec-alcohols in moderate enantiomeric excesses with good to excellent yields. The recycled catalyst

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