Ls. Zhu et Xa. Huang, STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF (E)-1,2-DISUBSTITUTED ETHENES BY MEANS OF SEQUENTIAL CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS, Synthetic communications, 27(1), 1997, pp. 39-44
The sequential formation of two C-C bonds by reaction of Grignard reag
ents with (E)-1-halo-2-arylselenoethylenes in the presence of NiCl2 (P
Ph(3))(2) catalyst provides a stereoselective synthesis of (E)-1,2-dis
ubstituted ethenes in high yield.