2003 Volume 51 Issue 4 Pages 477-478
Aliphatic α,α-dibromo esters, precursors of ynolates, were synthesized via bromination of lithium α-bromo ester enolates with 1,2-dibromotetrafluoroethane in good yields. α-Trimethylsilyl-α,α-dibromo esters were synthesized via radical bromination.