Palladium-catalyzed reaction between aryl or alkenyl halides and (1-carbalkoxy-1-alkenyl)zinc iodides. A new class of unmasked β-substituted acrylate α-anion equivalents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(93)83005-G

Unmasked β-substituted acrylate α-anion equivalents have been directly and very efficiently prepared by insertion of zinc metal into the carbon-iodine bonds of alkyl (E)- or (Z)-2-iodo-2-alkenoates, (E)- or (Z)-(4), respectively.The stereoisomeric composi