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Ti/Ni-mediated inter- and intramolecular conjugate addition of aryl and alkenyl halides and triflates
Marquez, Irene R.,Miguel, Delia,Millan, Alba,Marcos, M. Luisa,De Cienfuegos, Luis Alvarez,Campana, Araceli G.,Cuerva, Juan M.
, p. 1529 - 1541 (2014)
In this work, we show that the unique combination of a nickel catalyst and Cp2TiCl allows the direct conjugate addition of aryl and alkenyl iodides, bromides, and to a lesser extent, chlorides and triflates to α,β-unsaturated carbonyls at room temperature, without requiring the previous formation of an organometallic nucleophile. The reaction proceeds inter- and intramolecularly with good functional group compatibility, which is key for the development of free protecting group methodologies. Carbo- and heterocycles of five- and six-membered rings are obtained in good yields. Moreover, some insights about the mechanism involved have been obtained from cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis, and HRTEM measurements.
