Synthesis of Arylcalcium Halides - General Procedure, Scope and Limitations

Abstract

A general procedure for the synthesis of a wide variety of arylcalcium halides by activation of the alkaline earth metal as well as bromo- or iodoarenes is reported. Chloro- and fluoroarenes are not suitable substrates for an insertion of calcium into the carbon-halogen bond. Furthermore, ortho-fluoro substitution prevents the formation of the corresponding heavy calcium organometallics. The ipso-carbon atoms show a strong low-field shift in the ¹³C NMR spectra. The arylcalcium iodides crystallize monomeric as tetrakis(THF) complexes. Naphthylcalcium iodide shows a Ca-C bond length of 255.2(6) pm which lies in the characteristic region.

Keywords

Grignard reaction - arylcalcium halides - direct synthesis - calcium - metal activation

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