A Suzuki–Miyauracoupling reaction between unactivated alkyl halides and lithium alkynylborates was performed using an iron–bisphosphine catalyst. The reaction shows high chemoselectivity and is ap...
An electrophotochemical ring-opening bromination of unstrained tert-cycloalkanols has been developed. This electrophotochemical method enables the oxidative transformation of cycloalkanols with 5- to 7-membered rings into synthetically useful ω-bromoketones without the use of chemical oxidants or transition-metal catalysts. Alkoxy radical species would be key intermediates in the present transformation
A stereospecific and high-yielding cross-coupling reaction between alkenylboron reagents and alkyl halides is described. The reaction has been achieved by using well-defined iron bisphosphine complexes such as 1b FeCl2(3,5-t-Bu-2-SciOPP), which was recently developed by the authors' group. Various nonactivated alkyl bromides and chlorides possessing a base/nucleophile-sensitive functional group can participate in the cross-coupling, demonstrating its utility for stereoselective synthesis of functional molecules bearing a carbon carbon double bond.