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The Nysted reagent is a reagent used in organic synthesis for the methenylation of a carbonyl group. It was discovered in 1975 by Leonard N. Nysted in Chicago Illinois. It was prepared by reacting dibromomethane and activated zinc in THF. The process is known as Nysted olefination. There is no confirmed mechanism but a proposed mechanism can be seen to bottom right.A similar reagent is Tebbe’s reagent.
