Metal-Catalyzed Dealkoxylative C<sub>aryl</sub>C sp 3 Cross-Coupling-Replacement of Aromatic Methoxy Groups of Aryl Ethers by Employing a Functionalized Nucleophile
The direct replacement of aromaticmethoxygroups with activated carbon nucleophiles would give rise to novel synthetic pathways for targeted and diversity‐oriented syntheses. We demonstrate here that this transformation can be achieved in a one‐step reaction involving a bifunctional organolithium nucleophile in combination with a CArOMe bond‐cleaving nickel catalyst. The resulting products are stable