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SUBMITTER: Cheung CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4415033 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20150409 15
Selective catalytic synthesis of Z-olefins has been challenging. Here we describe a method to produce 1,2-disubstituted olefins in high Z selectivity via reductive cross-coupling of alkyl halides with terminal arylalkynes. The method employs inexpensive and nontoxic catalyst (iron(II) bromide) and reductant (zinc). The substrate scope encompasses primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl halides, and the reaction tolerates a large number of functional groups. The utility of the method is demonstrat ...[more]