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. 2015 Sep 14;112(39):12011–12014. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1516239112

Table 1.

Reaction of RP and RPP in methanol with and without MgCl2

Entry Starting material Additive Yield, %
1 (OBz)3 RP (5) No additive No reaction
2 (OBz)3 RP (5) MgCl2 Trace
3 (OBz)3 RPP (9) No additive No reaction
4 (OBz)3 RPP (9) MgCl2 50

Compound 5 or 9 (1 equiv, 0.05 M) and MgCl2 (2 equiv, 0.1 M) for entry 2 and 4.