Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant

Laura E. English; Ross A. Jackson; Nicholas J. Evans; Dawid J. Babula; Harvey J. Draper; Sarah R. Brown; Joseph Fletcher; David J. Liptrot; Kyle G. Pearce

doi:10.1039/D5MR00039D

Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant

Laura E. English
, Ross A. Jackson
, Nicholas J. Evans
, Dawid J. Babula
, Harvey J. Draper
, Sarah R. Brown
, Joseph Fletcher
, David J. Liptrot
, Kyle G. Pearce

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-506
Number of pages	4
Journal	RSC Mechanochemistry
Volume	2
Issue number	4
Early online date	9 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00039D
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2025

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Experimental details, NMR spectra, SEM/EDX images and Powder X-ray diffraction patterns can be found in the ESI.†

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Mechanochemically micronised Na/NaCl; a superfine reductant

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