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When aromatic halides were treated with alkylmagnesium reagents (which have β-hydrogens) and a catalytic amount of zirconocene dichloride, dehalogenation proceeded smoothly in high yields. The stoichiometric dehalogenation using dialkylzirconocenes also proceeded with high selectivities.
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Hara et al. (1997) studied this question.
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