Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, 27(25), p. 2887-2890
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)81317-4
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Reaction of the dibromides (5) and (10) with methyl lithium in ether leads to products derived by 1,3-dehalogenation, (6) and (11), whereas (15) and (16) undergo 1,1-dehalogenation and rearrangement to allenes, (17) and (18).