Would Mg turnings subsitute for Al in traditional Al/Hg reductions?? kclo4 - 2-11-2010 at 22:33
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Magnesium amalgam
Mainly used for removing traces of water from alcohols, which are distilled from it after refluxing.
It apparently does something and is reactive towards water. DJF90 - 3-11-2010 at 05:40
Magnesium amalgam is used sometimes in organic syntesis, the immediate case that comes to mind is in the Pinacol coupling. I'm sure you could probably
find an overview in a book like Feiser or eEROS.zed - 3-11-2010 at 05:42
Maybe. Seems like I've heard of it before. Try the search engine.
Still, Aluminum foil is a lot cheaper, and easier to come by....than Mg turnings. Nicodem - 3-11-2010 at 10:26
Would Mg turnings subsitute for Al in traditional Al/Hg reductions??
The question does not make much sense as it is now. Magnesium will not necessarily reduce the same functional groups under the same conditions as
aluminium would, and vice versa.
