Preparation of monomeric Ba[O(CH2CH2O)nCH3]2(n= 2, 3), ambient temperature liquid barium compounds
Abstract
Reaction of elemental barium with a stoichiometric quantity of the appropriate alcohol in tetrahydrofuran (thf) gives the monomeric Ba[O(CH2CH2O)nCH3]2(n= 2, 3).