ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ hˈɑːɹt ænd ʃwˈɔːɹts ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðætðɪ ɔːɹɡˌænoʊzɜːkˈoʊniəm ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiəts ɹɪˈækt wɪð ɪlˌɛktɹoʊfˈaɪlz sˈʌtʃ ɐz hˌaɪdɹəklˈoːɹɪk ˈæsɪd, bɹˈoʊmaɪn ænd ˈæsɪd klˈoːɹaɪdz tə ɡˈɪv ðə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ ˈælkeɪn, bɹˈɑːmoʊlkˌeɪnz, ænd kˈɛtoʊnz:
In 1974 Hart and Schwartz reported that the organozirconium intermediates react with electrophiles such as hydrochloric acid, bromine and acid chlorides to give the corresponding alkane, bromoalkanes, and ketones: