Methylenation of Carbonyl Compounds by Means of Nysted Reagent
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 1998 (3) , 313-315
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1998-36073
Abstract
Nysted reagent [cyclo-dibromodi-µ-methylene(µ-tetrahydrofuran)trizinc], a commercially available gem-dimetallic compound, reacted with aldehydes affording methylenated products in the presence of BF3·OEt2, whereas methylenation of ketones proceeded in the presence of BF3·OEt2 and TiCl2.Keywords
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