ortho Conjugate addition of benzyl grignards—a remarkable copper effect
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29690001107
Abstract
ortho-1,4-Addition is the predominant reaction between m-methoxybenzyl Grignard reagent and methyl vinyl ketone but it is sharply reduced in the presence of copper(I) chloride.
