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5-Bromo-2-pyridylzinc reagent; direct preparation and its coupling reactions

RD Rieke, SH Kim

Index: Rieke, Reuben D.; Kim, Seung-Hoi Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 2 p. 244 - 247

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Abstract

A facile synthetic route to the direct preparation of 5-bromo-2-pyridylzinc iodide has been developed. Treatment of 5-bromo-2-iodopyridine with active zinc gave rise to the selective oxidative addition to C–I bond under mild conditions. The resulting organozinc iodide has