New Coupling Reactions and Phosphorylations Using Organozinc Reagents

Abstract

Abstract This Microreview on the chemistry of organozinc reagents starts by briefly showing the methods of preparation of organozinc compounds and then discusses the considerable synthetic utility of zinc organometallics for the formation of new carbon‐carbon bonds in the presence of transition‐metal catalysts. Finally, the use of organozinc chemistry for the preparation of polyfunctional and chiral phosphanes is described.