Directed Decarbonylation of Unstrained Aryl Ketones via Nickel-Catalyzed C-C Bond Cleavage.

Tian-Tian ZhaoWen-Hua XuZhao-Jing ZhengPeng-Fei Xu Hao Wei

Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2018)

The nickel-catalyzed decarbonylation of unstrained diaryl ketones has been developed. The reaction is catalyzed by a combination of Ni(cod)2 and an electron-rich N-heterocyclic carbene ligand. High functional group tolerance and excellent yields (up to 98%) are observed. This strategy provides an alternative and versatile approach to construct biaryls using an inexpensive nickel catalyst.

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