hydrogen iodide 120 h; Ambient temperature;

N,N,N',N,-tetramethylethylenediamine; sec.-butyllithium; tri-phenyl-antimony; palladium dichloride 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 2.) THF, -78 deg C to room temp., 14 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given;

manganese; zirconocene dichloride; C42H50Cl5CrN4NiO8Si; lithium chloride in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether T=20°C; 2 h; Inert atmosphere;

chromium dichloride; manganese; zirconocene dichloride; (CH3)2CHC3H3ONC6H3(NHSO2C6H3Cl2)OCH3; DMP*NiCl2; N,N,N',N'-tetra-methylnaphthalene-1,8-diamine; lithium chloride in acetonitrile 5 h; Inert atmosphere; optical yield given as percent ee;