Nickel-Catalyzed Thermal Redox Functionalization of C(sp3 )-H Bonds with Carbon Electrophiles
Yuxin Gong1, Lei Su1, Zhaodong Zhu1
1Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
Abstract:
C(sp3 )-H bond coupling with carbon electrophiles remains rarely explored under thermo-driven hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) conditions due to the challenge of integrating oxidation and reduction in a single operation. We report here a Ni-catalyzed arylation and alkylation of C(sp3 )-H bonds with organohalides to forge C(sp3 )-C bonds by merging economical Zn and tBuOOtBu (DTBP) as the external reductant and oxidant. The mild and easy-to-operate protocol enables facile carbofunctionalization of N-/O-α- and cyclohexane C-H bonds, and preparation of a few intermediates of bioactive compounds and drug derivatives. Preliminary mechanistic studies implied addition of an alkyl radical to a NiII salt.
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