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A PRACTICAL PROCEDURE FOR THE CONVERSION OF ALDEHYDES TO TERMINAL ALKYNES BY A ONE CARBON HOMOLOGATION
Hijfte, Luc Van,Kolb, Michael,Witz, Pascale
, p. 3655 - 3656 (1989)
A convenient method for the conversion of aldehydes to terminal alkynes via the corresponding 1,1-dibromoalkenes is described.The key feature of the process is the use of megnesium in tetrahydrofuran for the debromination step.
