Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Halides with Aryl Grignard Reagents Catalyzed by a Low-Valent Iron Complex
Rubén Martin, Alois Fürstner*
*Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr,
Germany, Email: fuerstner
mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
R. Martin, A. Fuerstner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 3955-3957.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200460504
Abstract
Various types of substrates were found to undergo effective cross-coupling with Grignard reagents in the presence of a low-valent iron complex within minutes even at -20°C.
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Key Words
Arenes, Alkyl halides, Cross-coupling, Grignard reagents, iron
ID: J06-Y2004-500
