A simple and practical protocol for the efficient conjugate addition of functionalized monoorganozinc bromides to cyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyls to furnish all-carbon quaternary centers was developed.
Fulton, T. J., Townsend, K. M., Krout, M. R. Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides. J. Vis. Exp. (147), e59775, doi:10.3791/59775 (2019).