Abstract The chemoselectivity in the reaction of 2-diazo-3-oxo-3-phenylpropanal (1) with aldehydes and ketones in the presence of Et 3 N was investigated. The results indicate that 1 reacts with aromatic aldehydes with weak electron-donating substituents and cyclic
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