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Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of (E)-olefins from benzylic alcohol derivatives and arylacetonitriles via C-O activation
Xiao, Jing,Yang, Jia,Chen, Tieqiao,Han, Li-Biao
, p. 2157 - 2160 (2016)
An efficient Ni-catalyzed synthesis of (E)-olefins using the readily available benzylic alcohol derivatives and arylacetonitriles is described. This transformation should proceed via a tandem process involving nickel-catalyzed cross coupling via C-O activation and subsequent stereoselective E2 elimination.
