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Published on: November 21, 2017
Ligand-Modulated Nickel/Photoredox-Catalyzed exo-Arylalkylation of Alkynes
Lijuan Gao1, Jiaqian Zhang1, Na Zhang1
1Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China.
Abstract:
A ligand-modulated synergetic nickel/photoredox-catalyzed exo-arylalkylation of unactivated alkynes was developed that was strikingly different from the known endo-arylalkylation of activated arylacetylenes. The unique arylalkylation pathway was due to the formation of a π-allyl-Ni complex from alkyne where the nickel species was engaged in a distinctive dual-catalytic cycle. The nickel/photoredox-catalyzed exo-alkenylation was applied to the divergent synthesis of tryptamines and benzofurylethylamines.
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