Preparation and characterization of alkylmagnesium hydrides
Abstract
Pure RMgH compounds have been prepared, as stable tetrahydrofuran solutions at room temperature, by the reaction of the corresponding R2Mg compound with an active form of MgH2 in THF; in this way MeMgH, EtMgH, PriMgH, and CpMgH have been prepared and characterized (Cp = cyclopentadienyl).