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Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Nov 14;(42):5304-6. doi: 10.1039/b509190j. Epub 2005 Sep 23.

The direct alpha-zincation of amides, phosphonates and phosphine oxides by H-Zn exchange.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Mark L Hlavinka, Jeffrey F Greco, John R Hagadorn

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.

PMID: 16244736 DOI: 10.1039/b509190j

Abstract

Stoichiometric or catalytic quantities of simple 2 degrees amines greatly increase the rate of H-Zn exchange between ZnPh2 and a range of relatively non-acidic substrates, allowing for the convenient and direct preparation of alpha-functionalized organozincs.

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