Beyond Benzyl Grignards: Facile Generation of Benzyl Carbanions from Styrenes

…, R Van Hoveln, S Neale, JM Schomaker

Index: Grigg, R. David; Rigoli, Jared W.; Van Hoveln, Ryan; Neale, Samuel; Schomaker, Jennifer M. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2012 , vol. 18, # 30 p. 9391 - 9396

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Abstract

Abstract Benzylic functionalization is a convenient approach towards the conversion of readily available aromatic hydrocarbon feedstocks into more useful molecules. However, the formation of carbanionic benzyl species from benzyl halides or similar precursors is far from trivial. An alternative approach is the direct reaction of a styrene with a suitable coupling partner, but these reactions often involve the use of precious-metal transition-metal ...