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2-Pyrrylaldehydes are shown to react under McMurry conditions to gi ie
the expected coupling products in high yield, while 3-pyrrylaldehydes
and 3-pyrrylketones give in good yields either rearrangement products
or reduced McMurry products, depending upon the nature of the reactan
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