... Scheme 1. (a) Lithiation of (mono-, di- and trihalophenyl)trimethylsilanes using sec-butyllithium at –75 °C or lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide (LITMP) at –100 °C, both in tetrahydrofuran (THF), as the bases; (b) carboxylation with dry ice ... 17 M. Schlosser , M. Marull , Eur. J. Org ...