
%0 Journal Article
%A Pearson, AJ 
%T Methylation of tricarbonylcyclohexadienyliron salts with lithium dimethylcuprate
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1976/05/01
%V 29
%N 5
%P 1101-1103
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9761101
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9761101 
%X The reaction between various tricarbonylcyclohexadienyliron salts and lithium dimethylcuprate leads to stereospecific, regioselective methylation. Deuterium-labelled compounds are used to establish that alkylation occurs at the face of the dienyl system opposite to that occupied by Fe(CO)3. 
