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Improved Preparation of Secondary Zinc Iodides by 1, 2-Migration of sp3 Carbenoids

A Shibli, JP Varghese, P Knochel, I Marek

Index: Shibli; Varghese; Knochel; Marek Synlett, 2001 , # 6 p. 818 - 820

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Citation Number: 14

Abstract

Abstract: R2Zn in the presence of NMP or LiBr promotes the intramolecular rearrangement of 1, 1-diiodoalkanes via the formation of sp3 secondary zinc carbenoid. Key words: dialkylzinc, zincate, 1, 1-diiodoalkane, secondary organozinc iodide, sp3 carbenoid, homologation