The preparation of lithium organocuprates from various Cu(I) salts.
01 January 1988
The efficacy of various Cu(I) salts as organocuprate precursors has been compared in side-by-side reactions under standardized conditions with 2-cyclohexenone as substrate. Butyl and phenyl cuprates were emphasized, but methyl, ethyl, and propyl iodocuprates were also examined.