Ni-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with unactivated β-C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H bonds.

Qi, Shao-Long; Liu, Yu-Peng; Li, Yi; Luan, Yu-Xin; Ye, Mengchun · Nat Commun · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Hydroarylation of alkynes with unactivated C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H bonds via chelated C-H metalation mainly occurs at γ-position to the coordinating atom of directing groups via stable 5-membered metallacycles, while β-C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H bond-involved hydroarylation has been a formidable challenge. Herein, we used a phosphine oxide-ligated Ni-Al bimetallic catalyst to enable β-C-H bond-involved hydroarylations of alkynes via a rare 7-membered nickelacycle.