(Biphenyl-2-yl)bromidobis(2-methyl-tetra-hydro-furan-κO)magnesium(II).

In the title Grignard reagent, [MgBr(C(12)H(9))(C(5)H(10)O)(2)], the Mg centre adopts a distorted tetra-hedral MgCO(2)Br arrangement. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings of the biphenyl residue is 44.00 (14)°.

Direct formation of element chlorides from the corresponding element oxides through microwave-assisted carbohydrochlorination reactions.

A series of technically and economically important element chlorides-such as SiCl4, BCl3, AlCl3, FeCl2, PCl3 and TiCl4-was synthesized through reactions between hydrogen chloride and the corresponding element oxides in the presence of different carbon sources with microwave assistance. This process route was optimized for demonstration purposes for tetrachlorosilane formation and successfully demonstrates the broad applicability of various silicon oxide-containing minerals and materials for carbohydrochlorination. The chlorination reaction occurs at lower temperatures than with conventional heating in a tubular oven, with substantially shorter reaction times and in better yields: quantitatively in the case of tetrachlorosilane, based on the silicon content of the starting material.