Addition of Diethylzinc to Aromatic Aldehydes
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heating, the amount of ligand 1 is only 3% equiv., and the amount of diethyl-
zinc was only 140% equiv.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.
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0372028, 20472026), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China,
the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young
Teachers, and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program in
Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education of China.
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