ORGLIST: A suitable non-nucleophilic solvent.

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From: Paul Handley (p.handley$##$chemistry.uq.edu.au)
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 21:20:17 EDT

> Hello every body I am studying the ring openning of benzylic
>epeoxides using different nucleophiles like N3-, BH4- etc using cerium(III)
>chloride hepthahydrate. I am using trifluoroethanol as solvent, but the
>cerium is not dissolving. Can anybody suggest suitables non-nucleophilic
>solvents in which the cerium get dissolved to give a homogeneous solution.
>I need an urgent reply. Kind regards from Salim Muhammad Salim
>b.al.salim$##$intnet.mu

Cerium(III) chloride heptahydrate is soluble in acetone, and slightly
soluble in THF.

Paul Handley

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