The unique combination of Zn/LiCl allowed generation of reactive zinc enolate from ethyl dibromofluoroacetate. This fluorinated enolate reacts efficiently with a wide range of functionalized electron-deficient alkenes to afford the corresponding monofluorinated cyclopropylcarboxylates in good yields.
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