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Chemistry
Chemistry
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Summary
A two step one-pot protocol for the umpolung of ketone enolates to enolonium species and addition of a nucleophile to the α-position is described. Nucleophiles include chloride, azide, azoles, allyl-silanes, and aromatic compounds.