(Z)-2-Chloroalk-2-en-1-ols are obtained in excellent yields from a wide variety of aldehydes by addition of (E)-chromium vinylidene carbenoids, stereospecifically generated from trichloroalkanes using CrCl(2) in THF at room temperature. [reaction: see text]
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