Rieke metal

[2] A 1989 paper by Rieke lists several metals that are allowed by the periodic table to be produced by his process: Cd, Zn, Ni, Pt, Pd, Fe, In, Tl, Co, Cr, Mo, W, Cu, which in turn are called Rieke-nickel, Rieke-platinum, etc.

[10] Rieke magnesium is famous for enabling the formation of "impossible Grignard reagents" such as those derived from aryl fluorides and from 2-chloronorbornane.

All of these methods relied on elaborate instrumentation to vaporize the metals, releasing an atomic form of these reactants.

In 1972, Reuben D. Rieke, a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina, published the method that now bears his name.

[13] Production and use of Rieke metals often involves the handling of highly pyrophoric materials, requiring the use of air-free techniques.