F. Hong et al., ZINC-PROMOTED BARBIER-TYPE REACTION OF 2-BROMO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENEWITH ALDEHYDES, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (3), 1994, pp. 289-290
A zinc-promoted Barbier-type reaction of 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropen
e with aldehydes to give CFB-substituted allylic alcohols in good yiel
ds is reported.