1.2- bimetallic Zn/Si-reagent

The mixed 1,2-bimetallic Zn/Si-reagent 47 is a versatile species which reacts with aldehydes in high diastereoselectivity . It is prepared by a bromine/lithium exchange reaction starting from 48 followed by a transmetalation with ZnCl2 (Scheme 21). The... 

Metalametallations of alkenes and alkynes are useful methods for the construction of 1,2-dimetala-alkanes and 1,2-dimetala-l-alkenes, which react subsequently with suitable electrophiles to form substituted alkanes and alkenes. Metalametallation is carried out usually with bimetallic reagents of the type R Si-M R, or R Sn-M R in which M = B, Al, Mg, Cu, Zn, Si or Sn. Some metalametallations proceed without catalysts Cu, Ag and Pd compounds are good catalysts. The metalametallation with bimetallic compounds, such as Si-B, Si-Mg, Si-Al, Si-Zn, Si-Sn, Si-Si, Sn-Al or Sn—Sn bonds, catalysed by transition metal complexes, is explained by the oxidative addition of the bimetallic compounds to form 478, and insertion of alkene generates 479. Finally 1,2-dimetallic compounds 480 are formed by reductive elimination. Dimetallation of alkynes proceeds similarly to give 481. Dimetallation is syn addition. 

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