Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Arylation and Heteroarylation of Aldimines via an Elementary 1,4-Addition

Luoqiang Zhang, Xiuhua Wang, Maoping Pu, Caiyou Chen, Peng Yang, Yun Dong Wu, Yonggui Robin Chi, Jianrong Steve Zhou*

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Abstract

Nickel catalysts of chiral pyrox ligands promoted enantioselective reductive arylation and heteroarylation of aldimines, using directly (hetero)aryl halides and sulfonates. The catalytic arylation can also be conducted with crude aldimines generated from condensation of aldehydes and azaaryl amines. Mechanistically, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experiments pointed to an elementary step of 1,4-addition of aryl nickel(I) complexes to N-azaaryl aldimines.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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