Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Alkyl Halides with Allylic and Benzylic Grignard Reagents and Their Application to Tandem Radical Cyclization/Cross-Coupling Reactions
Details of cobalt-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with allylic Grignard reagents are disclosed. A combination of cobalt(II) chloride and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (DPPE) or 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (DPPP) is suitable as a precatalyst and allows secondary and tertiary alkyl halides--as well as primary ones--to be employed as coupling partners for allyl Grignard reagents