Efficient Carbonyl Addition of Polyfluorochloroethyl, -ethylidene, and -ethenyl Units by Means of 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and Zinc

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.60.4377

Thermally stable zinc carbenoid CF3CCl2ZnCl was prepared from 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and zinc powder in N,N-dimethylformamide and was allowed to add to carbonyls of aldehydes and α-keto esters in excellent yields to give 1-substituted 2,2-d