Chapter 14: Organometallic Compounds
Preparation of Organozinc Reagents
Reaction type: oxidation - reduction
Summary
Organozinc reagents,
RZnX
, are prepared in a fashion analogous to that of organomagnesium reagents
RMgX
.
They are much less reactive than either
RLi
or
RMgX
to aldehydes and ketones.
The most common application of organozinc reagents is in the
Simmons-Smith reaction
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Dr. Ian Hunt
, Department of Chemistry
