Rubén Omar Torres-Ochoa

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Which is the best way to purify TiCl4?

I used to use TiCl4 in a Dieckmann condensation and yields were always high, however some days ago, I repeated the experiment twice and product is not obtained; I detected starting material and...

26 January 2015 4,142 3 View

Can Ti(OiPr)4 replace TiCl4 in a reaction in which it is necessary to prepare a Ti-enolate?

TiCl4 is so aggressive with the starting material and I only see severe decomposition on tlc without any trace of desired product :( Can you recommend to me any other Lewis acids? In this reaction...

01 December 2014 8,408 4 View

Is it possible to obtain a tertiary amine from the corresponding ammonium iodide salt?

I tried to synthesize a dimethylaniline from the corresponding primary amine using methyl iodide in DMF at 60 °C. The reaction gave me only one product, however this is a very polar molecule, I...

22 March 2014 7,322 7 View