Nickel-Catalyzed Regioselective Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Polysubstituted Allyl Halides in the Presence of Imidazolium Salts

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.

Key words

nickel - catalysis - cross-coupling - aryl halides - allylarenes - imidazolium salts

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