Abstract
The reaction of free triethylaluminum with carboxylic acid chloride was reported to give a complicated condensation product. In the present study, it has been found that by using a diethyl ether adduct of triethylaluminum, the reaction can be terminated at the stage of monomeric alcohol formation. Attempts to isolate ketones, however, failed to succeed even when sterically hindered acid chloride was used.
