Zinc chloride

Code: S793523-500G

In addition to electrophilic aromatic additions and selective reductions, zinc chloride is a Lewis acid that can be used to induce cycloaddition, substitution, and addition processes. It is also utilized in the transmetalation process for the creation of organozinc reagents.

per 500G
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 Zinc chloride

Zinc chloride can be used as a catalyst in the:

  • Chemoselective dimethyl acetalization of aldehydes and ketones with trimethyl orthoformate to synthesize dimethyl acetals.
  • Synthesis of 9-substituted acridines via Bernthsen reaction.