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Reductive Cyclopropanations Catalyzed by Dinuclear Nickel Complexes
Author(s) -
Zhou YouYun,
Uyeda Christopher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201511271
Subject(s) - cyclopropanation , carbene , catalysis , cyclopropane , methylene , chemistry , nickel , diimine , medicinal chemistry , reductive elimination , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry)
Dinuclear Ni complexes supported by naphthyridine‐diimine (NDI) ligands catalyze the reductive cyclopropanation of alkenes with CH 2 Cl 2 as the methylene source. The use of mild terminal reductants (Zn or Et 2 Zn) confers significant functional‐group tolerance, and the catalyst accommodates structurally and electronically diverse alkenes. Mononickel catalysts bearing related N chelates afford comparatively low cyclopropane yields (≤20 %). These results constitute an entry into catalytic carbene transformations from oxidized methylene precursors.
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