What is it about?
A Zirconium(IV) Tsotsi steals CO from N,N-dimethylformamide forming a dimethylammonium salt.
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Why is it important?
Transition metal salts/complexes, in the presence of benzenepolycarboxylic acids, can initiate decarbonylation of N,N-dimethylformamide by slow evaporation.
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How does Zirconium(IV) Tsotsi steal CO from N,N-dimethylformamide? What is the mechanism of this reaction? I still need to figure this one out!!
Mr Siyabonga Theophillus ST Hulushe
Rhodes University
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This page is a summary of: Dimethylammonium 2,4,5-tricarboxybenzoate: an example of the decarbonylation of N,N-dimethylformamide in the presence of a metal and a benzenepolycarboxylic acid. Is zirconium(IV) the Tsotsi?, Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications, October 2016, International Union of Crystallography,
DOI: 10.1107/s2056989016014948.
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