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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Org Lett. 2011 Jun 30;13(15):4140–4143. doi: 10.1021/ol201702a

Table 2.

Investigation of Reaction Scope

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entry X R product yield (%)a Z/Eb
1 CH2 Ph 2b 70 88:12
2 C(CO2Me)2 Ph 2c 76 >95:5
3 NBn Ph 2d 74 88:12
4 O n-C5H11 2e 75 >95:5
5 O CO2Me 2f <5c ---
6 O H 2g 55d ---
a

Isolated yield of the mixture of olefin isomers.

b

Determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy of the crude reaction mixture.

c

Determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy relative to mesitylene as an internal standard.

d

Dropwise addition of substrate via syringe pump.