Manganese-or iron-catalyzed homocoupling of grignard reagents using atmospheric oxygen as an oxidant

…, A Moyeux, J Buendia, C Duplais

Index: Cahiez, Gerard; Moyeux, Alban; Buendia, Julien; Duplais, Christophe Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 45 p. 13788 - 13789

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Abstract

Atmospheric oxygen was used for the first time as an oxidant in metal-catalyzed homocoupling of Grignard reagents. These manganese-or iron-catalyzed reactions are efficient, cheap, and eco-friendly. They are applicable to the large-scale synthesis of symmetrical conjugated compounds.