Preparative Polar Organometallic Chemistry is a collection of laboratory procedures for the synthesis and functionalization of organoalkali and Grignard compounds. Both, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are intended to be practical bench-top laboratory manuals for working organic chemists, from the student to the advanced scientist.

I. Reactivity of Polar Organometallic Intermediates.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Alkylation.- 2.1 Reactivity-A Qualitative Comparison of the Polar Organometallics.- 2.2 Scope of the Alkylation Reaction.- 2.3 Dialkylation.- 2.4 Remarks on the Reaction Conditions of Alkylations.- 3 Hydroxyalkylation with Epoxides.- 4 Hydroxyalkylation with Carbonyl Compounds.- 5 Formylation with Dimethylformamide.- 6 Carboxylation.- 7 Reaction of Organoalkali Compounds with Carbon Disulfide.- 8 Addition of Organoalkali Compounds to Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates.- 9 Sulfenylation.- 10 Trimethylsilylation.- 11 Reactions of Organometallic Compounds with Chloroformates and Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride.- 12 Reactions of Organoalkali Compounds with Halogenating Agents.- 13 Conjugate Additions.- II. Metallation of Aromatic and Olefinic Hydrocarbons.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Metallation of Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes.- 3 Dimetallation of Aromatic Compounds.- 4 Metallation of Olefinic Compounds.- 5 Stereochemistry of Allylic Metallations.- 6 Dimetallation of Olefins.- 7 Experiments.- 7.1 Metallation of Toluene with BuLi · t-BuOK in Hexane.- 7.2 Metallation of 1- and 2-Methylnaphthalene with BuLi · t-BuOK.TMEDA in Hexane.- 7.3 ?-Metallation of Ethylbenzene.- 7.4 ?,??-Dimetallation of m-Xylene.- 7.5 Lithiation of Toluene, Xylene, Mesitylene with BuLi · TMEDA..- 7.6 Metallation of Propene and Isobutene.- 7.7 Metallation of Various Olefins with Strongly Basic Reagents.- 7.8 Metallation of Cyclohexene.- 7.9 Dimetallation of Isobutene.- 7.10 Metallation of Isoprene.- 7.11 Metallation of ?-Methylstyrene.- 7.12 Metallation of Indene.- 7.13 Metallation of Cyclopentadiene.- 7.14 Preparation of 1,4-Cyclohexadiene.- 7.15 Allylbenzene.- 8 Selected Procedures from Literature.- III. Metallation of Saturated Sulfur Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Substrates and Metallation Conditions.- 2.1 S,S-Acetals.- 2.2 Methoxymethyl Phenyl Sulfide.- 2.3 Ethythiomethyl Ethyl Sulfoxide.- 2.4 Orthothioformates.- 2.5 Dialkyl Sulfides and Alkyl Aryl Sulfides.- 2.6 Dialkyl and Alkyl Aryl Sulfoxides and Sulfones.- 3 Experiments.- 3.1 Lithiation of Formaldehyde Dimethylthioacetal with BuLi in THF and Hexane.- 3.2 Lithiation of Formaldehyde Dimethylthioacetal with BuLi · TMEDA in Hexane.- 3.3 Reaction of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Alkyl Halides.- 3.4 Hydroxyalkylation of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Epoxides.- 3.5 Reaction of Lithiated 1,3-Dithiane with 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane and Ring Closure of the Coupling Product Under the Influence of Butyllithium.- 3.6 Hydroxymethylation of Bis(methylthio)methane with Paraformaldehyde.- 3.7 Reaction of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Dimethylformamide and Subsequent Acid Hydrolysis.- 3.8 Reaction of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Carbon Dioxide.- 3.9 Reaction of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Dimethyl Disulfide and Trimethylchlorosilane.- 3.10 Lithiation of Methoxymethyl Phenyl Sulfide and Subsequent Reaction with Dimethylformamide.- 3.11 Reaction of Lithiated Bis(methylthio)methane with Methyl Isothiocyanate and N,N-Dimethyl Carbamoyl Chloride.- 3.12 Peterson Olefination Reactions with Lithiated Trimethylsilyl Bis(methylthio)methane. Preparation of Ketene Thioacetals.- 3.13 Conjugate Addition of Lithiated S,S-Acetals and Corresponding S-Oxides to 2-Cyclohexen-1-one and Methyl Acrylate.- 3.14 Lithiation of Dimethyl Sulfide and Methyl Phenyl Sulfide and Subsequent Reaction of the Lithium Compounds with Benzaldehyde and Trimethylchlorosilane.- 3.15 Lithiation of (Trimethylsilylmethyl)Phenyl Sulfide and Subsequent Reaction with Acetone.- 3.16 Dilithiation of Methyl Phenyl Sulfide and Subsequent Trimethylsilylation.- 3.17 Reaction of Bis(methylthio)methane with Potassium Amide in Liquid Ammonia and Subsequent Reaction with Oxirane..- 3.18 Reaction of Dimethylsulfoxide with Sodamide in Liquid Ammonia and Subsequent Alkylation with Bromohexane.- 3.19 Mono-Deuteration of Bis(ethylthio)methane.- 3.20 Lithiation of Methyl Phenyl Sulfoxide with LDA and Subsequent Alkylation with Butyl Bromide.- 3.21 Preparation of Formaldehyde-S,S-Acetals.- 3.22 Preparation of Ethylthiomethyl Ethyl Sulfoxide and Methyl Phenyl Sulfoxide.- 3.23 Preparation of Benzaldehyde Dimethylthioacetal.- 4 Selected Procedures from Literature.- IV. ?-Metallation of Derivatives of Toluene Containing Heterosubstituents.- 1 Scope of this Chapter.- 2 Experiments.- 2.1 Metallation of N,N-Dimethyl-ortho-Toluidine.- 2.2 Synthesis of ortho-Pentylphenol via Potassiation of O-Protected ortho-Cresol.- 2.3 Dimetallation of ortho-Cresol.- 2.4 Metallation of o-and p-Tolunitrile with Alkali Amides in Liquid Ammonia and Alkali Diisopropylamide in THF-Hexane Mixtures.- 2.5 ?-Lithiation of p-Toluene-N,N-Dimethylsulfonamide.- V. Metallation of Heterosubstituted Allylic and Benzylic Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Substrates and Metallation Conditions.- 2.1 Allylic Amines and Ethers.- 2.2 Allylic and Pentadienylic Sulfur, Silicon and Selenium Compounds.- 2.3 Benzylic Amines, Silanes and Sulfides.- 2.4 Regiochemistry of the Reactions of Allylic Alkali Metal Compounds with Electrophiles.- 3 Experiments.- 3.1 Metallation of N,N-Dialkyl Allylamines with BuLi · TMEDA and BuLi · t-BuOK.- 3.2 Metallation of Allyl t-Butyl Ether with BuLi · t-BuOK.- 3.3 Lithiation of Allyl Trimethylsilane with BuLi · TMEDA.- 3.4 Lithiation of Methyl Allyl Sulfide and Phenyl Allyl Sulfide with BuLi.- 3.5 Metallation of Methyl Isopropenyl Ether with BuLi · t-BuOK.- 3.6 ?-Metallation of Benzyl Dimethylamine with BuLi · t-BuOK.- 3.7 Lithiation of Methyl Benzyl Sulfide and Benzyl Trimethylsilane.- 3.8 Preparation of N,N-Dimethyl Allylamine and N,N-Diethyl Allylamine.- 3.9 Preparation of t-Butyl Allyl Ether.- 3.10 Methyl Allyl Sulfide, Methyl Benzyl Sulfide and Phenyl Allyl Sulfide.- 3.11 Preparation of Allyl Trimethylsilane.- VI. Metallation of Heterocyclic Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Metallation of Alkyl Derivatives of Pyridine and Quinoline.- 3 Lateral Metallation of 2-Substituted Oxazolines, Thiazolines, Dihydrooxazines and Thiazoles.- 4 Experiments.- 4.1 General Procedure for the Metallation of Mono-, Di- and Trimethyl Pyridines and Quinolines in Liquid Ammonia and the Subsequent Alkylation.- 4.2 Conversion of 2-Methylpyridine, 2,4-Dimethylpyridine, 2,6-Dimethylpyridine and 2,4,6-Trimethylpyridine into the 2-Lithiomethyl Derivatives.- 4.3 Regiospecific Generation of 4-Metallomethylpyridines in Organic Solvents.- 4.4 Metallation of 3-Methylpyridine.- 4.5 Lithiation of 2-Methylthiazoline.- 4.6 Lithiation of 2,4,4,6-Tetramethyl-5,6-dihydro-1,3-oxazine.- 4.7 Dimetallation of 2,6-Dimethylpyridine.- 5 Organic Syntheses Procedures.- VII. Metallation of Aldimines and Ketimines.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Conditions for the Metallation.- 3 Experiments.- 3.1 Lithiation of Aldimines and Ketimines with LDA.- 3.2 Alkylation of Lithiated Imines.- 3.3 Metallation of Aldimines by Sodamide in Liquid Ammonia.- 3.4 Trimethylsilylation and Methylthiolation of Lithiated Imines.- 3.5 Conversion of Imines into Aldehydes and Ketones.- 3.6 Synthesis of ?,?-Unsaturated Aldehydes from Trimethylsilylated Aldimines.- 3.7 Preparation of Aldimines and Ketimines.- 4 Organic Syntheses Procedures.- VIII. Metallation of Nitriles and Isonitriles.- 1 Introduction.- 2 ?-Metallation of Nitriles.- 3 Metallation of Isonitriles.- 4 Experiments.- 4.1 Metallation of Nitriles with Alkali Amide in Liquid Ammonia.- 4.2 Lithiation of Nitriles and Isonitriles in a Mixture of THF and Hexane.- 4.3 Alkylation of Metallated Nitriles in Liquid Ammonia and in Organic Solvents.- 4.4 Reaction of Metallated Nitriles with Aldehydes and K…