The dichloro- and dibromocarbene adducts of chloroprene and 2,3-dichlo
robutadiene are readily dehalogenated by reaction with methylithium to
give 1-halo-2-vinylcyclopropenes which on further lithium-halogen exc
hange give synthetically useful 1-lithio-2-vinylcyclopropenes. Trappin
g of 1-lithio-2-(1-chlorovinyl)cyclopropene with methyl chloroformate
leads to a very unusual cyclononadienyne. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier
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