%0 Journal Article
%T A Facile Procedure for the Generation of Dichlorocarbene from the Reaction of Carbon Tetrachloride and Magnesium using Ultrasonic Irradiation
%A Haixia Lin
%A Mingfa Yang
%A Peigang Huang
%A Weiguo Cao
%J Molecules
%D 2003
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/80800608
%X An improved method for the generation of dichlorocarbene was developed that utilizes ultrasound in the reaction of carbon tetrachloride with magnesium. High yields of gem-dichlorocyclopropane derivatives can be obtained in the presence of olefins by this method.
%K Dichlorocarbene
%K gem-dichlorocyclopropanes
%K ultrasonic irradiation
%K olefin addition
%K magnesium
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/8/8/608