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Aromatic ring reaction help
« on: August 27, 2009, 08:58:38 PM »
What reacts with cyclohexanone (along with NaNH2) to produce methylene cyclohexane?
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Re: Aromatic ring reaction help
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2009, 01:48:49 AM »
Not sure if you need the sodium amide, but cyclohexanone can be converted to methylene cyclohexane with Tebbe's reagent...

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Re: Aromatic ring reaction help
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2009, 09:30:44 AM »
Wittig- or Julia-olefination maybe?

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