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Mechanism of Reduction of Diphenylacetylene by Metallic Lithium |
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| Authors: | Adalbert Maercker Michael Kemmer Hsien C. Wang Da-Hai Dong Michael Szwarc |
| Abstract: | A zero-order reaction converts cis-dilithiostilbene ( 1 ), formed upon reduction of diphenylacetylene by lithium, into the trans isomer 2 . The cis-monolithiated adduct acts as a catalyst. |
| Keywords: | Agostic interactions Kinetics Lithium Rearrangements Reductions |