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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6027-6034 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1997 |