Allylation of carbonyl compounds in the presence of catalytic electrogenerated zinc. Unusual regioselectivity with a trifluorinated analog of prenyl bromide

  • C. Gosmini
  • , Y. Rollin
  • , J. Perichon
  • , C. Wakselman
  • , M. Tordeux
  • , L. Marival

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Abstract

A mild and effective method of electrochemical zinc activation based on the cathodic reduction of a catalytic amount of ZnBr2 in acetonitrile is applied to the coupling of a trifluorinated analog of prenyl bromide with carbonyl compounds and affords unusual regioselectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6027-6034
Number of pages8
JournalTetrahedron
Volume53
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997

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