As a new type of zincate, we designed various new organozinc derivatives, Me3Zn (R) Li2 (R= Me, CN, SCN), which could be prepared in situ from lithium trimethylzincate and anion species such as methyllithium, lithium cyanide, and lithium thiocyanate. We investigated the reactivities of these zincates toward the halogen (or tellurium)-zinc exchange, Michael addition, carbozincation, and epoxide ring opening reactions. On the basis of their ...
