Photochemically Enabled, Ni-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Halides

A light-promoted Ni-catalyzed cyanation of aryl halides employing 1,4-dicyanobenzene as a cyanating agent is reported. A broad array of aryl bromides, chlorides, and druglike molecules could be converted into their corresponding nitriles (65 examples). Mechanistic studies suggest that upon irradiation, the oxidative addition product Ni(II)(dtbbpy)(p-C6H4CN)(CN) undergoes homolytic cleavage of the Ni-aryl bond to generate an aryl radical and a Ni(I)-CN species, the latter of which initiates subsequent cyanation reactions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Organic letters - 24(2022), 12 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 2271-2275

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Yonggang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jinjin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Liu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Jianliang [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Dong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bromides
Chlorides
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.04.2022

Date Revised 16.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00203

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338464719