The Reformatsky reaction is one of the fundamental reactions in organic synthesis. 9 and 10 It is well recognized 10, 11, 12 and 13 that the Reformatsky reagents as nucleophiles reacted with a number of electrophiles including aldehydes, ketones, nitriles, amides, and imides affording β-hydroxy or α,β-unsaturated products. However, there have been few studies on disubstituted formamides as electrophiles in the Reformatsky reaction. In this Letter, we report an ...
