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NiH-catalysed proximal-selective hydroalkylation of unactivated alkenes and the ligand effects on regioselectivity

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  • Xiao-Xu Wang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yuan-Tai Xu

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Zhi-Lin Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Xi Lu

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yao Fu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center)

Abstract

Alkene hydrocarbonation reactions have been developed to supplement traditional electrophile-nucleophile cross-coupling reactions. The branch-selective hydroalkylation method applied to a broad range of unactivated alkenes remains challenging. Herein, we report a NiH-catalysed proximal-selective hydroalkylation of unactivated alkenes to access β- or γ-branched alkyl carboxylic acids and β-, γ- or δ-branched alkyl amines. A broad range of alkyl iodides and bromides with different functional groups can be installed with excellent regiocontrol and availability for site-selective late-stage functionalization of biorelevant molecules. Under modified reaction conditions with NiCl2(PPh3)2 as the catalyst, migratory hydroalkylation takes place to provide β- (rather than γ-) branched products. The keys to success are the use of aminoquinoline and picolinamide as suitable directing groups and combined experimental and computational studies of ligand effects on the regioselectivity and detailed reaction mechanisms.

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  • Xiao-Xu Wang & Yuan-Tai Xu & Zhi-Lin Zhang & Xi Lu & Yao Fu, 2022. "NiH-catalysed proximal-selective hydroalkylation of unactivated alkenes and the ligand effects on regioselectivity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29554-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29554-4
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