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Preparation of highly functionalized alkylzinc halides from alkyl bromides using Mg, ZnCl2 and LiCl.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2010-04-10)
Tobias D Blümke, Fabian M Piller, Paul Knochel
PMID20379592
ABSTRACT

Alkyl bromides bearing various functional groups are smoothly converted to functionalized alkylzinc reagents by the direct insertion of magnesium in the presence of LiCl and ZnCl(2).