I was browsing through Rhodium EXCELLENT site, when I stumbled upon this:
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/grignard.notes.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/grignard.notes.html)
The part I was most intrigued with was this:
"Hydrocarbons. ...Tschelinzeff attempted the preparation of of Grignard reagents from a series of iodides (not specified) in benzene, both thiophene-free and thiophene contaminated, but noted no preceptible reaction after forty-eight hours at the boiling point. In xylene, he was able to prepare reagents from, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, and n-amyl iodides without the use of a "catalyst".
My question is, would the methyl iodide work in a similar fasion? It has no mention in the document, positive or negative. I sure could use some MeMgI w/o all the nasty ether fumes/explosions!
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DME, or Dimethyl Ether (chemical formula: CH3-O-CH3) is a clear colorless, nontoxic environmentally benign compound that is currently used commercially as a propellant for various aerosol products including perfumes, hair spray and other health products. DME is used in over 10 billion aerosol cans, primarily in Western Europe and North America.
In the atmosphere, Dimethyl Ether has a half life of one day and quickly decomposes to CO2 and water. Dimethyl Ether is neither a carcinogen, a teratogen, nor a mutagen. When it decomposes, it does not lead to formaldehyde formation.
http://www.dmeforpower.net/pg_background.html (http://www.dmeforpower.net/pg_background.html)
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