JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S, sa.3, ss.70-71, 1997 (SCI-Expanded)
Fluoride ion-promoted elimination of 2-bromo-3-trimethylsilylcyclopentene 5 and the reaction of five-, six- and seven-membered 2,3-dibromocycloalkenes with zinc gave Wurtz-like dimeric products instead of the expected cyclic allenes.