Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1970 · 35 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryMetal-ligand BondingTransition Metal ChemistryTransition Metal ComplexesGrignard Reagent SynthesisLigand Effects On ReactivityOrganoiridium ChemistryOrganometallic Complexes
Ytterbium metal reacts with alkyl and aryl iodides in tetrahydrofuran at low temperatures to give solutions of RYbIII, which undergo typical Grignard-type reactions.