Addition of alkyllithium and Grignard reagents to tetracarbonyliron complexes of α,β-unsaturated esters

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)99040-5

Addition of alkyllithium and Grignard reagents to the tetracarbonyliron complexes of methyl acrylate (1) and methyl crotonate (2) leads to the production of 4-ketoesters via acyl transfer from the metal to the β carbon of the α,β-unsaturated ester.