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2-Bromo-1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene is an ethylene acetal that is prepared by the catalyzed reaction of aryl chlorides and anhydrous zinc bromide in the presence of triethylamine. The selectivities of this method are high because it can produce mainly a single isomer. The stereoselectivity is also high because the reaction proceeds with the formation of only one stereoisomer. The mechanism for this reaction involves a nucleophilic substitution of the halogenated aryl chloride with the trialkylborane, which generates two different products. This product has been used in the synthesis of biphenyls and nitro compounds.

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

Versatile small molecule scaffold

2-[Benzyl(methyl)ao]propanoic acid is a glycine analogue that has been synthesized and characterized. It is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula C5H11NO2. The molecule has a chiral carbon atom at the center of the propanoic acid group and contains two asymmetric carbon atoms on the benzene ring, which enable it to exist in two stereoisomers. The compound has been shown to exhibit interligand interactions with copper as well as stereoselectivity in its interactions with l-amino acids. 2-[Benzyl(methyl)ao]propanoic acid also exhibits dichroism spectra, which are unique to these types of molecules.