The catalyzed reaction of alkyl bromides
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V.D. Parker; C.R. Noller
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Article
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1963
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Elsevier Science
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French
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When cuprous bromide reacts with an excess of ethylmagnesium bromide in ethyl or c-butyl ether, a copper-containing red solution is formed that markedly catalyzes the reaction of ethyl bromide with ethylmagnesium bromide to give a mixture of ethane and ethylene, 2 usually in the ratio of 1.3 or less