Butyllithium-Mediated Coupling of Aryl Bromides with Ketones under In-Situ-Quench (ISQ) Conditions: An Efficient One-Step Protocol Applicable to Microreactor Technology
Exploiting the high rate of bromine-lithium exchange reactions, aryl carbinols such as fenpy-type ligands are readily obtained by simply combining a mixture of a ketone and an aryl bromide with butyllithium.