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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: Org Lett. 2011 Nov 15;13(24):6464–6467. doi: 10.1021/ol202766g

Table 1.

Optimization of the Addition of Alkenyl-1,1-heterobimetallics to N-Pyridyl Sulfonyl Imines

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entry R″2Zn solvent R yield (%)a
1 Me2Zn toluene SO2Tol trace
2 Me2Zn toluene Boc trace
3 Me2Zn toluene P(O)Ph2 <30
4 Me2Zn toluene SO2(2-Py) 73
5 Me2Zn THF SO2(2-Py) trace
6 Me2Zn CH2Cl2 SO2(2-Py) 68b
7 Me2Zn CH2Cl2 SO2(2-Py) 80
8 Et2Zn toluene SO2(2-Py) 64
9 Et2Zn CH2Cl2 SO2(2-Py) 65
a

Isolated yields,

b

Reaction performed at −10°C