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Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides
Published on: May 26, 2019
Three-component addition of terminal alkynes, carboxylic acids, and tert-butyl hypochlorite
Xitao Zhang1, Sheng Zhang1, Shihong Li1
1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China. fengxiujuan@dlut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
This paper described the unprecedented three-component addition of terminal alkynes, carboxylic acids, and tert-butyl hypochlorite. This new type of addition proceeds smoothly to produce gem-dichloroalkane derivatives in satisfactory to excellent yields via successive two-time additions under mild conditions. The synthetically useful functional groups, such as Cl, Br, CN, and NO2, remained intact in the final products.
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