Diisopropylzinc Explained

Diisopropylzinc is an organozinc compound with the chemical formula ZnC6H14.[1]

It is the key reagent in the Soai reaction, which is both autocatalytic and enantiospecific.[2] This chemical is pyrophoric, bursting into flame in air or in contact with water. It is generally packaged in toluene.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Benjamin Bederson. Herbert Walther. Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2013-08-06. 2002. Gulf Professional Publishing. 978-0-12-003848-0. 250–.
  2. Shibata . Takanori . Morioka . Hiroshi . Hayase . Tadakatsu . Choji . Kaori . Soai . Kenso . Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Asymmetric Automultiplication of Chiral Pyrimidyl Alcohol . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 118 . 471–472 . 1996 . 2 . 10.1021/ja953066g.
  3. Web site: Diisopropylzinc 1.0M toluene 625-81-0 . MilliporeSigma . 8 January 2022.

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