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Corey–Fuchs reaction

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One-carbon homologation of an aldehyde to dibromoolefin, which is then treated with n-BuLi to produce a terminal alkyne.

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    Jie Jack Li

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Li, J.J. (2014). Corey–Fuchs reaction. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_71

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