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NONSTEREOSPECIFIC, NONTRIPLET CYCLOPROPANATIONS WITH DIBROMOMETHYLENE
Lambert, Joseph B.,Larson, Eric G.,Bosch, Richard J.
, p. 3799 - 3802 (1983)
The Seyferth reagent PhHgCBr3 generates singlet :CBr2 that adds nonstereospecifically to styrene and fumaronitrile via a carbene complex.
Stereomutation in the Seyferth Reaction
Lambert, Joseph B.,Larson, Eric G.,Bosch, Richard J.,Vrucht, Mollie L. E. Te
, p. 5443 - 5447 (2007/10/02)
The cyclopropanation reaction between dibromomethylene (:CBr2) from the Seyferth reagent (PhHgCBr3) and electron-deficient alkenes is nonstereospecific.Thus fumaronitrile, styrene-cis-β-d, and trans-1,2-dichloroethene give mixtures of the respective cis a
