文摘
A new difluorinated reagent, [difluoro(trimethylsilyl)methyl]zinc bromide, bearing C鈥揨n and C鈥揝i bonds is described. The reagent is conveniently prepared by cobalt-catalyzed halogen/zinc exchange. It can be coupled with two different C-electrophiles in a stepwise manner (with allylic halides for C鈥揨n bond and aldehydes for C鈥揝i bond) affording products containing a difluoromethylene fragment.