Reductive deoxygenation using hydridozirconium enolates: A new synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters

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Abstract

An unusual new reaction of Cp2ZrHCl transforms β-ketoesters into α,β-unsaturated esters in one step and provides a useful alternative to the traditional, three-step process of reduction, mesylation/tosylation, and elimination.

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