A facile one-pot synthesis of alkylarylcarbinols from α,α-dichloroarylmethanes and trialkylboranes in the presence of magnesium or lithium

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(96)06722-8

α-Chlorobenzylmagnesium chloride or α-chlorobenzyllithium generated from α,α-dichloroarylmethane and magnesium or lithium, reacts in situ with trialkylboranes in THF at room temperature to produce the corresponding alkylarylcarbinols in good yields after oxidation with sodium perborate.