The selective reduction of benzene to cyclohexene
Stephen L. Grundy, Peter M. Maitlis
Abstract
Stephen L. Grundy, Peter M. Maitlis
Abstract
Hydride attack on a dicationic η6-benzene complex gives the η4-cyclohexadiene, which with acid yield cyclohexene; in the presence of benzene the initial η6-benzene complex can be regenerated and a cycle established.
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Hydride attack on a dicationic η6-benzene complex gives the η4-cyclohexadiene, which with acid yield cyclohexene; in the presence of benzene the initial η6-benzene complex can be regenerated and a cycle established.
Key concepts: Cyclohexene, Benzene, Yield (engineering), Chemistry, Hydride, Reduction (mathematics), Photochemistry, Medicinal chemistry