Helvetica Chimica Acta · 1980 · 21 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryHeterocyclic CompoundsMacrocycle SynthesisRing-forming Reactions
A Ready and General Access to 2‐Fluoro‐1,3‐dienes Upon treatment of 1‐chloro‐1‐fluoro‐2‐halomethylcyclopropanes with zinc, fluorodienes are formed in high yield. The general applicability of this method is illustrated by examples using model compounds of the acyclic and cyclic type.
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