COMMUNICATIONS
Zinc-Catalyzed Stereo- and Regioselective 1,4-Hydrative Fluorination
Scheme 3. Reactivity of the O-bound zinc dienolate.
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Experimental Section
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Scheme 4. Standard procedure for 1,4-oxidative fluorination.
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Acknowledgements
The National Science Council, Taiwan supported this work.
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