Stoichiometric dependence of the long-established reaction of butyllithium with pyridine : A hidden secondary reaction that produces a pyridine adduct of a lithiodihydropyridine

Mulvey, Robert and Dunbar, Lorraine and Clegg, W. and Horsburgh, L. (1996) Stoichiometric dependence of the long-established reaction of butyllithium with pyridine : A hidden secondary reaction that produces a pyridine adduct of a lithiodihydropyridine. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 35 (7). pp. 753-755. ISSN 1521-3773 (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.199607531)

Abstract

By adding more than three molar equivalents of pyridine to n-butyllithium, a new reaction has been, uncovered in which the novel bis(pyridine)dihydropyridyllithium dimer 1 is formed. The reduction process formally involves transfer of an in situ form of lithium hydride.

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Mulvey, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-2564

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	38160
  Dates:	Date Event 19 April 1996 Published
  Subjects:	Science > Chemistry
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	05 Mar 2012 15:06
  Last modified:	31 Jan 2025 05:32
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/38160