ChemInform Abstract: Tetrahydrofuran‐Soluble Magnesium Dihydride by Catalytic Hydrogenation of Magnesium

Abstract

Magnesium hydridequinuclidine complexesUpon hydrogenation of magnesium in THF using homogeneous magnesium-anthracene transition-metal halide catalysts in the presence of small amounts of MgCll and solubilizing agents L, a dissolved form of magnesium hydride (MgHi) is produced. The preferred L's are quinuclidine (QC) or organomagnesium compounds; however, organoaluminium and -boron compounds can also be used. The fraction n of magnesium hydride produced in the dissolved form and the stability of the MgH; solutions are investigated as a function of the kind