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"On water" sp3-sp2 cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides.

ABSTRACT: Organic-solvent-free cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides have been developed. Various alkenyl halides can be efficiently benzylated by combining the precursor halides in the presence of Zn dust and a Pd catalyst at room temperature, in water as the only medium.

SUBMITTER: Krasovskaya V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352766 | biostudies-other | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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"On water" sp3-sp2 cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides.

Krasovskaya Valeria V Krasovskiy Arkady A Bhattacharjya Anish A Lipshutz Bruce H BH

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20110412 20

Organic-solvent-free cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides have been developed. Various alkenyl halides can be efficiently benzylated by combining the precursor halides in the presence of Zn dust and a Pd catalyst at room temperature, in water as the only medium. ...[more]

PMID: 21487612

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"On water" sp3-sp2 cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides.

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"On water" sp3-sp2 cross-couplings between benzylic and alkenyl halides.

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