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3.7 From Metal Hydrides<br />

Metal Aryloxides 465<br />

The elimination of H2 by addition of phenolic reagents to metal hydrides is an excellent<br />

method for the synthesis of alkali metal aryloxide compounds (Eqs 6.54, 150 6.55, 151<br />

and 6.56 152 ).<br />

CH 3<br />

2LiH + 2<br />

Me3C<br />

OH<br />

CMe3<br />

THF<br />

Me3C O Li<br />

Me3C<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Li O<br />

CMe3<br />

+ Η2 (6.54)<br />

CF 3<br />

CH 3<br />

CH 3<br />

CMe 3<br />

F3C CF3<br />

2NaH + 2<br />

F3C<br />

OH<br />

CF3<br />

THF THF<br />

Na<br />

THF<br />

F3C<br />

O<br />

O<br />

THF<br />

Na +<br />

THF<br />

CF3 Η2 (6.55)<br />

CF 3<br />

CF3<br />

4NaH + 2<br />

OH<br />

N<br />

HO<br />

N<br />

dme<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Na<br />

O<br />

O<br />

O Na<br />

Na<br />

Na O<br />

N<br />

N<br />

N<br />

N<br />

(6.56)<br />

The method can also be applied to the synthesis of transition metal aryloxides, with<br />

mixed hydrido, aryloxides sometimes being observed and isolated 153 (Eqs 6.57 154 and<br />

6.58 155 ).<br />

[MoH4⊲PMe2Ph⊳4] C 4HOAr ! [Mo⊲OAr⊳4⊲PMe2Ph⊳2] C 4H2 C 2PMe2Ph<br />

⊲6.57⊳

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