Palladium- and copper-catalyzed 1,4-additions of organozinc compounds to conjugated aldehydes.
Conjugated aldehydes undergo smooth Pd(OAc)2.PPh3- or Me2CuCNLi2-catalyzed 1,4-addition of dialkylzinc reagents. [reaction: see text].
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