One such metalator is a mixture of potassium alkoxide and this element bound to an alkyl group, called the Schlosser-Lochmann superbase.
This element, often admixtured with TMEDA, is a necessary part of the strongest metalating agents. One such metalator is a mixture of potassium alkoxide and this element bound to an alkyl group, called the Schlosser-Lochmann superbase. Reactions operating via an SET mechanism can use as a reagent this element bound to ditert-butylbiphenylide, which also catalyzes a modification of the Birch reduction. Alkyl reagents containing this element are typically prepared by a rapid and irreversible exchange reaction with alkyl iodides. A reagent containing this element catalyzes the decomposition of tosylhydrazone in a reaction named for (*) Shapiro. This element has a diagonal relationship with magnesium, and so exhibits umpolung reactivity, in which its bonds with carbon make carbon nucleophilic. The aluminum hydride of this metal is a common reducing agent, and For 10 points, name this lightest alkali metal.
This element, often admixtured with TMEDA, is a necessary part of the strongest metalating agents.
lithium