Catalytic C-C Bond Formation Using a Simple Nickel Precatalyst System: Base- and Activator-Free Direct C-Allylation by Alcohols and Amines.
Joseph B SweeneyAnthony K BallLuke J SmithPublished in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2018)
A "totally catalytic" nickel(0)-mediated method for base-free direct alkylation of allyl alcohols and allyl amines is reported. The reaction is selective for monoallylation, uses an inexpensive NiII precatalyst system, and requires no activating reagents to be present.