Tetrahedron LettersVolume 33, Issue 49, 1992, Pages 7461-7464Reductive deoxygenation using hydridozirconium enolates: A new synthesis of α,β-unsaturated estersAuthor links open overlay panelAlexander G. Godfrey, Bruce Ganem ∗Show moreShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60795-5Get rights and contentUnder a Creative Commons licenseopen archiveAbstractAn 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.GraphicDownload : Download full-size imagePrevious article in issueNext article in issueRecommended articlesCited by (0)Copyright © 1992 Published by Elsevier Ltd.