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Metal-halogen exchange of α-iodoketones was performed upon treatment with n-BuLi, PhMgBr, Et2Zn or Me3Al in ether at 0 °C to give the corresponding metal enolates which reacted with aldehydes to provide the aldol type products in good yields.
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Aoki et al. (1995) studied this question.
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