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The Birch reduction-dialkylation reaction. Scope and limitations
Castanedo, Ricardo,Covarrubias-Zú?iga, Adrián,Maldonado, Luis A.
, p. 973 - 976 (2007/10/03)
The Birch reduction-dialkylation reaction has been studied with different aromatic carboxylic acids and primary and secondary bromides. From these results it can be concluded that it is a reasonably general reaction. However, we found important exceptions with the primary bromides: allyl bromide, β-phenethyl bromide, and 5-bromo-2-methyl-2-pentene. The unusual behavior of allyl bromide is briefly discussed.