When chloroethane is treated with lithium metal, as shown below (step 1), an alkyllithium reagent A is produced The alkyllithium reagent A (two equivalent) reacts with copper(1) iodide in diethyl ether to give a Gilman reagent G (step 2) which in turn undergoes coouping reaction with chloropropane to give product P (step 3) (Textbook problem 10-11): CH3CH₂Cl 2A + Cul G + CH₂CH₂CH₂Cl 2Li pentane Ether Ether 0 °C The name of alkyllithium reagent A is Aan alkyllithium reagent G P a Gilman reagent

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When chloroethane is treated with lithium metal, as shown below (step 1), an alkyllithium reagent A is produced.
The alkyllithium reagent A (two equivalent) reacts with copper(1) iodide in diethyl ether to give a Gilman reagent
G (step 2) which in turn undergoes coouping reaction with chloropropane to give product P (step 3) (Textbook
problem 10-11):
CH3CH₂Cl
2A + Cul
G + CH₂CH₂CH₂Cl
2Li
pentane
Ether
Ether
0 °C
A an alkyllithium reagent
G
P
a Gilman reagent
The name of alkyllithium reagent A is
The name of Gilman reagent G is Lithium dipropylcopper
The product P is hexane
Transcribed Image Text:When chloroethane is treated with lithium metal, as shown below (step 1), an alkyllithium reagent A is produced. The alkyllithium reagent A (two equivalent) reacts with copper(1) iodide in diethyl ether to give a Gilman reagent G (step 2) which in turn undergoes coouping reaction with chloropropane to give product P (step 3) (Textbook problem 10-11): CH3CH₂Cl 2A + Cul G + CH₂CH₂CH₂Cl 2Li pentane Ether Ether 0 °C A an alkyllithium reagent G P a Gilman reagent The name of alkyllithium reagent A is The name of Gilman reagent G is Lithium dipropylcopper The product P is hexane
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