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Switch it: Iodobiphenyl thioethers readily undergo an iodine–magnesium exchange followed by, after the addition of tBuOLi, an intramolecular sulfur–magnesium exchange, which provides benzylic magnesium reagents in excellent yield through a fragmentation reaction.
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