Nickel‐Catalyzed Activation of Acyl C−O Bonds of Methyl Esters
作者:Liana Hie、Noah F. Fine Nathel、Xin Hong、Yun‐Fang Yang、Kendall N. Houk、Neil K. Garg
DOI:10.1002/anie.201511486
日期:2016.2.18
first catalytic method for activating the acyl C−O bonds of methyl esters through an oxidative‐addition process. The oxidative‐addition adducts, formed using nickel catalysis, undergo in situ trapping to provide anilide products. DFT calculations are used to support the proposed reaction mechanism, to understand why decarbonylation does not occur competitively, and to elucidate the beneficial role