The electrolysis of lithium alkyls and ethyl magnesium bromide in lithium borohydride-diethyl ether solutions

dc.contributor.authorDisney, John L.en
dc.contributor.departmentChemical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T20:54:40Zen
dc.date.available2015-06-26T20:54:40Zen
dc.date.issued1955en
dc.description.abstractAt the present time there is a widespread interest in the chemistry of boron. Especially is this true in the field of organo-boron compounds, for boron has been found to possess the property of forming ring and chain compounds with itself or with certain organic groups. Many organo—boron compounds may be prepared by standard organic reactions. Interest has developed in the possible electrochemical formation of boron-containing organic compounds. A considerable saving in materials of construction, power, and reaction time may result if these syntheses are performed electrochemically. The formation of organo-boron compounds may be accomplished through the anodic formation of a free alkyl radical by electrolyzing a solution of an alkyl alkali compound such as lithium ethyl, along with a simultaneous electrolysis of an alkali borohydride. The deposition of the free alkyl radical in the presence of the borohydride radical may result in a reaction between the two. The purpose of this investigation was to study the electrolysis of diethyl ether solutions of lithium methyl, lithium ethyl, lithium butyl, or ethyl magnesium bromide in the presence of lithium borohydride.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 125 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/53779en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25806435en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1955.D576en
dc.subject.lcshElectrolysisen
dc.subject.lcshLithiumen
dc.titleThe electrolysis of lithium alkyls and ethyl magnesium bromide in lithium borohydride-diethyl ether solutionsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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