Cross-Coupling Reactions between alpha,beta-Unsaturated Ketones and Aldehydes with CrCl(2): Aldol Condensation and Cyclopropanol Formation Financial support by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area No. 706 from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan is gratefully acknowledged. We would also like to thank Professor Ilhyong Ryu of Osaka Prefecture University for helpful discussions, and Dr. Teruhiko Ishikawa of Okayama University for conducting the NOE experiments.
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering Okayama University Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530 (Japan).
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