α-Arylalkanoic acids are prepared by a method comprising the step of reacting an alkylaromatic compound corresponding to the desired α-arylalkanoic acid with a new metallation reagent solution. The reagent comprises the reaction product of alkyllithium or aryllithium and about two to five molar equivalents of potassium tert-alkoxide in a trialkylamine solvent.
α-芳基烷酸的制备方法包括以下步骤:将与所需α-芳基烷酸相应的烷芳基化合物与新的
金属化试剂溶液反应。该试剂包括烷基
锂或芳基
锂与约 2 至 5 摩尔当量的叔烷氧基
钾在
三烷基胺溶剂中的反应产物。