Zinc promoted addition of methyl 2,2-dihalocarboxylates to carbonyl compounds BENINCASA, Marta ; FORTI, Luca ; GHELFI, Franco ; LIBERTINI, Emanuela ; PAGNONI, Ugo Maria 1996 Abstract Methyl 2,2-dihalocarboxylates add easily to carbonyl compounds in fair to good yields through the intermediate formation of 2-haloester enolates; the reaction is promoted by zinc, following a ''Barbier'' type procedure.
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