Abstract
An organo rare-earth metal complex has been employed as a highly efficient nucleophile in Ni(0)-catalyzed C-O bond functionalization. The optimized catalytic system which consists of Ni(cod)2, PCy3, and t-BuONa could smoothly convert 1 equiv of naphthyl ethers to alkylated naphthalene analogues with 0.4 equiv of Ln(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2, delivering good to excellent yields. The reaction system could also activate the ArCH2-O bond with mild base.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-627 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Feb 2018 |