Abstract
Alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling is a powerful C-C bond-forming transformation typically catalyzed by late transition metals. Herein, we report a mechanistic investigation into an early transition metal-catalyzed variant of this reaction. Through this mechanistic understanding, an ideal Y catalyst was determined through tuning of the metal in order to optimize the oxidation potential, which governs the rate-limiting step in this reaction. A wide substrate scope is revealed that includes a variety of functional groups as well as less activated substrates.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9430-9436 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | ACS Catalysis |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 5 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support was provided by the University of Minnesota and the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society (ACS PRF 62432-DNI1).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling
- metal tuning
- transition metals