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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219220
Highly Chemoselective Stoichiometric Alkylation of Ketones with Grignard Reagent Derived Zinc(II) Ate Complexes
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Publication Date:
04 January 2010 (online)

Abstract
A highly chemoselective alkylation of ketones with Grignard reagent derived stoichiometric zinc(II) ate complexes was developed. Zinc(II) ate complexes are readily prepared at room temperature within one hour in situ from ZnCl2 and Grignard reagents without unstable alkyllithium reagents. The desired tertiary alcohols were obtained in much improved yields due to the minimization of background reactions with free Grignard reagents.
Key words
ate complex - Grignard reagent - ketone - tertiary alcohol - zinc
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