Tetrahedron Letters

Microwave-assisted nickel (II) acetylacetonate-catalyzed arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic acids

W Chen, M Baghbanzadeh, CO Kappe

Index: Chen, Wen; Baghbanzadeh, Mostafa; Kappe, C. Oliver Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 14 p. 1677 - 1679

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Abstract

Applying sealed vessel microwave heating at 180° C in toluene the arylation of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes with arylboronic acids using 1–2mol% of Ni (acac) 2 as a catalyst can be performed efficiently within 10–30min providing the desired diarylmethanols or benzyl alcohols in good yields.