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RSC Mechanochemistry

Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant†

Laura E. English, ORCID logo a   Ross A. Jackson,a   Nicholas J. Evans, ORCID logo a   Dawid J. Babula,a   Harvey J. Draper,a   Sarah R. Brown,a   Joseph Fletcher,a   David J. Liptrota  and  Kyle G. Pearce ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
E-mail: kgp29@bath.ac.uk

Abstract

A free-flowing, homogeneous and non-pyrophoric powder of Na/NaCl is prepared via planetary ball-milling. The mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl serves as a highly activated source of sodium and was used to prepare [(ArBDI)Mg]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNAr}2; Ar = Dipp, 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3; Mes, 2,4,6-CH3C6H2) via ball milling in 75 and 45 minutes, respectively.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00039D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Mar 2025
Accepted
09 May 2025
First published
09 May 2025
This article is Open Access
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RSC Mechanochem., 2025, Advance Article

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Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant

L. E. English, R. A. Jackson, N. J. Evans, D. J. Babula, H. J. Draper, S. R. Brown, J. Fletcher, D. J. Liptrot and K. G. Pearce, RSC Mechanochem., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5MR00039D

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