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Published on: May 21, 2019
Direct C-C Bond Formation from Alkanes Using Ni-Photoredox Catalysis
Laura K G Ackerman1, Jesus I Martinez Alvarado1, Abigail G Doyle1
1Department of Chemistry , Princeton University , Princeton , New Jersey 08544 , United States.
Abstract:
A method for direct cross coupling between unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds and chloroformates has been accomplished via nickel and photoredox catalysis. A diverse range of feedstock chemicals, such as (a)cyclic alkanes and toluenes, along with late-stage intermediates, undergo intermolecular C-C bond formation to afford esters under mild conditions using only 3 equiv of the C-H partner. Site selectivity is predictable according to bond strength and polarity trends that are consistent with the intermediacy of a chlorine radical as the hydrogen atom-abstracting species.
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