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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 6.
Published in final edited form as: Org Lett. 2012 Jun 21;14(13):3368–3371. doi: 10.1021/ol301354w

Table 1.

Optimization of Diethylzinc Addition to 1

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entry temp (°C) concentration (M)a LA (mol %)b drc yield (%)d
1 0 0.2 0 3.5:1 <10
2 0 0.2 EtZnCl (25) 5.7:1 50
3 0 0.2 EtZnCl (50) 5.7:1 61
4 0 0.2 EtZnCl (100) 7.4:1 77
5 0 0.2 EtZnCl (150) 6.5:1 83
6 −15 0.2 EtZnCl (150) 6.9:1 83
7 −30 0.2 EtZnCl (150) 5.2:1 61
8 0 0.5 EtZnCl (150) 8.9:1 89
9 0 0.5 EtZnBr (150) 7.9:1 85
10 0 0.5 EtZnOTf (150) 15.5:1 78
11 0 0.5 EtZnONf (150) 10:1 87
12 0 0.5 EtZnN(Tf)2 (150) 6:1 72
a

Concentration is with respect to the aldehyde.

b

mol % of Lewis acid is with respect to the aldehyde.

c

dr determined by 1H NMR of the unpurified product or by GC analysis of the TMS-protected product derivatives and refers to the ratio of chelation:Felkin addition products.

d

Refers to yield of isolated, purified product.