Zn(tmp) 2 (tmp = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl anion) is an effective base for the mild deprotonation of a broad range of substrates. Functionalized organozincs thus prepared are conveniently coupled with aryl bromides using typical Pd-catalyzed coupling methods.
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Hlavinka et al. (2007) studied this question.