Titanacyclopentene complexes and their application as 1,4-dicarbanion equivalents†
Andreas Goeke,Daniel Mertl,Stephanie Jork
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 12/08/2003 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B311572K
Abstract
The treatment of Ti(OiPr)4 with 3-butenylmagnesium chloride generates titanacyclopentene complexes which effectively add to carbonyl compounds and nitriles to afford the 1,4-coupling products with high Z:E selectivities.
