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  • Bismesitylmagnesium: a thermally stable and non-nucleophilic carbon-centred base reagent for the efficient preparation of silyl enol ethers.

Bismesitylmagnesium: a thermally stable and non-nucleophilic carbon-centred base reagent for the efficient preparation of silyl enol ethers.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2007-12-01)
William J Kerr, Allan J B Watson, Douglas Hayes
ABSTRACT

Bismesitylmagnesium has been established as an accessible, practical, convenient, and non-nucleophilic carbon-centred base reagent for efficient access to silyl enol ethers from a series of ketone substrates at readily utilisable temperatures.

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(3,4-Dihydro-1-naphthyloxy)trimethylsilane, 97%