6. Conclusion 7706 Author Information 7706 Biographies 7707 Acknowledgment 7707 Abbreviations Used 7707 References 7708the corresponding allyl-and propargylchromium reagents that further react with a variety of electrophiles to afford the corresponding adducts in high yields. 102 Bu 6 CrLi 3 similarly behaves as a formal two-electron reductant with ketones and esters bearing a leaving group at the α-position to produce enolates that are intercepted with a variety of electrophiles with high selectivities (Table 8). 103 Such enolates are also capable of reacting with oxiranes to afford γand β-hydroxy esters, depending on the Lewis acid used as promoter. 2143.2.2. Two-Electron Transfers from M,Mn-HeteroMAAs (M = Li, MgX). In 1976, Cahiez et al. disclosed the possible reduction in THF of alkenyl bromides or iodides, as well as aryl chlorides or bromides, using i-PrMgCl in the presence of a catalytic amount of MnCl 2 . 215 The authors proposed the in situ formation of unstable i-Pr 3 MnMgCl and its decomposition by β-elimination to H 3 MnMgCl; reaction of the latter with the halide would then afford an unstable Mn(IV) intermediate, able Scheme 23 Scheme 24 Scheme 21 Scheme 22