Use of Cerium(III) Chloride in the Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds with Organolithiums or G rignard Reagents for the Suppression of Abnormal Reactions:1‐Butyl‐1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydro‐1‐Naphthol

Abstract Use ofcerium(III) chloride in the reactions of carbonyl compounds with organolithiums or Grignard reagents for the suppression of abnormal reactions:1‐butyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐1‐naphthol product: 1‐butyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐1‐naphthol product: PhCHCHC(OH)(Me)PH product: Ph(Me)CHCH 2 COPh product: PhCHCHC(OH)(Me)Ph product: p‐IC6H4C(OH)(Me)Bu product: PhCH 2 COCH(Ph)CO2Me product: PhCH 2 COPr‐i product: PhCH 2 C(OH)(Pr‐i)2 product: PhCH 2 COCH(Ph)CO2Me product: PhCH 2 COPr‐i product: PhCH 2 C(OH)(Pr‐i)2 product: Et3CC(OH)Me2 product: Et3CC(OH)Me2