Synlett 2015; 26(20): 2784-2788
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560531
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Nickel-Catalyzed Regioselective Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Polysubstituted Allyl Halides in the Presence of Imidazolium Salts

Zhan Zhang
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Lijun Xu
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Zhengkai Chen
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Zhubo Liu
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Maozhong Miao
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Jinyu Song
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Hongjun Ren*
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. of China   Email: renhj@zstu.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 21 September 2015

Accepted after revision: 26 October 2015

Publication Date:
13 November 2015 (online)


Abstract

The nickel-catalyzed direct reductive cross-coupling of aryl halides with readily accessible polysubstituted allyl halides provides an efficient method for preparing diverse allylated arenes under mild conditions. Both allyl bromides and allyl chlorides are compatible with the transformation.

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