Abstract
A catalytic amount of lead promotes further reduction of zinc carbenoid (ICH3ZnI) with zinc in THF to give a geminal dizinc compound (CH2(ZnI)2), which is a key intermediate for the methylenation of carbonyl compounds with a CH2I2, zinc, and TiCl4 system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2668-2670 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 1 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry