17036-36-1Relevant articles and documents
A DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-BIS(BROMOMAGNESIO)PROPANE
Seetz, J.W.F.L.,Hartog, F.A.,Boehm, H.P.,Blomberg, C.,Akkerman, O.S.,Bickelhaupt, F.
, p. 1497 - 1500 (1982)
Careful addition of 1,3-dibromopropane (2) to magnesium in Et2O yields 1,3-bis(bromomagnesio)propane (1) which is purified via "magnesacyclobutane" (5).Reactions of 1 with H2O, CO2, HgBr2 and Me3SnCl are reported.MgBr2 catalyzes the decomposition of 1 to allylmagnesium bromide (4).