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Transition metal-free reductive coupling of allylic sulfonylhydrazones with aryl boronic acids for C(sp3)-C(sp2) bond
Kasim Ali1,2, Gurudayal Prajapati3, Ravi Sankar Ampapathi3,2
1Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India. gautam_panda@cdri.res.in.
Abstract:
The reductive coupling between allylic sulfonylhydrazones and aryl boronic acids gives 1,3-diarylpropene systems with good to excellent yields. Simple reaction conditions, high yields, and good functional group tolerance are the salient features of this reaction which takes place without using any transition-metal catalysts and an inert atmosphere. The substituents on aryl boronic acid or allylic sulfonylhydrazone play a role in the isomerization of the double bond. The 3,3-diphenylacrylaldehyde derived allylic sulfonylhydrazone gives almost exclusively a single isomer.
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