Preparative Polar Organometallic Chemistry: Volume 2 [Paperback]

I. Reactivity of Polar Organometallic Intermediates.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Alkylation.- 2.1 ReactivityA Qualitative Comparison of the Polar Organometallics.- 2.2 Scope of the Alkylation Reaction.- 2.3 Dialkylation.- 2.4 Remarks on the Reaction Conditions of Alkylations.- 3 Hydroxyalkylation with Epoxides.- 4 Hydroxyalkylation with Carbonyl Compounds.- 5 Formylation with Dimethylformamide.- 6 Carboxylation.- 7 Reaction of Organoalkali Compounds with Carbon Disulfide.- 8 Addition of Organoalkali Compounds to Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates.- 9 Sulfenylation.- 10 Trimethylsilylation.- 11 Reactions of Organometallic Compounds with Chloroformates and Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride.- 12 Reactions of Organoalkali Compounds with Halogenating Agents.- 13 Conjugate Additions.- II. Metallation of Aromatic and Olefinic Hydrocarbons.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Metallation of Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes.- 3 Dimetallation of Aromatic Compounds.- 4 Metallation of Olefinic Compounds.- 5 Stereochemistry of Allylic Metallations.- 6 Dimetallation of Olefins.- 7 Experiments.- 7.1 Metallation of Toluene with BuLi ? t-BuOK in Hexane.- 7.2 Metallation of 1- and 2-Methylnaphthalene with BuLi ? t-BuOK.TMEDA in Hexane.- 7.3 ?-Metallation of Ethylbenzene.- 7.4 ?,??-Dimetallation of m-Xylene.- 7.5 Lithiation of Toluene, Xylene, Mesitylene with BuLi ? TMEDA..- 7.6 Metallation of Propene and Isobutene.- 7.7 Metallation of Various Olefins with Strongly Basic Reagents.- 7.8 Metallation of Cyclohexene.- 7.9 Dimetallation of Isobutene.- 7.10 Metallation of Isoprene.- 7.11 Metallation of ?-Methylstyrene.- 7.12 Metallation of Indene.- 7.13 Metallation of Cyclopentadiene.- 7.14 Preparation of 1,4-Cyclohexadiene.- 7.15 Allylbenzene.- 8 Selected Procedures from Literature.- III. Metallation of Saturated Sulfur Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Substrates and Metallation Conditions.- 2.1 S,S-Acetals.- 2.2 Methoxymethyl Phenyl Sulfide.- 2.3 Ethythiomethyl Ethyl Sulfoxide.- 2.4 Orthothioformates.- 2.5 Dialkyl Sulfil0