General Characteristics β-Keto methyl esters undergo decarboxylation under near neutral conditions upon heating in the presence of lithium chloride in DMSO. This reaction is particularly useful when ...
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Turbo Grignard Reagent
General Characteristics The addition of one equivalent of lithium chloride when preparing Grignard reagents accelerates both the metal-halogen exchange and the insertion of magnesium. RMgCl-LiCl is ...