A novel and efficient allylic alkylation reaction between π-activated ethers and allylsilane was realized under mild conditions through iron(III)-catalyzed C–O ether bond cleavage. The present protocol provides an attractive approach for the construction of sp3–sp3 C–C bonds and can be potentially applied for the selective reduction of benzyl and allyl ethers to their corresponding hydrocarbon compounds
A new method for the synthesis of diverse N-alkylation compounds was developed via an iron-catalyzed etheric Csp3âO cleavage with the CâN bond formation in the reaction of Ï-activated ethers with various nitrogen-based nucleophiles. In addition, the mechanism of this reaction was investigated.