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Cerium(III)-catalyzed addition of diethylzinc to carbonyl compounds
Fischer, Stefan,Groth, Ulrich,Jeske, Mario,Schütz, Thorben
, p. 1922 - 1924 (2002)
CeCl3 catalyzes the addition of Et2Zn to a variety of alipahtic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones in THF in the presence of TMSCl as a scavenger. Optimization of the applied solvent allowed to avoid the TMSCl mediated addition using CeCl3·(THF)2 or Ce(i-PrO)3 as catalysts. This represents the first application of lanthanide compounds for the addition of Et2Zn to carbonyl compounds.
