Iron (III) amine-bis (phenolate) complexes as catalysts for the coupling of alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents

…, AK Crane, C Fowler, P Kwong, CM Kozak

Index: Chowdhury, Rajoshree Roy; Crane, Angela K.; Fowler, Candace; Kwong, Philip; Kozak, Christopher M. Chemical Communications, 2008 , # 1 p. 94 - 96

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Abstract

Transition metal-catalyzed Grignard cross-coupling is an important class of C–C bond forming reaction. 1 Traditionally, Ni and Pd complexes have been used to perform the Kumada–Corriu coupling of alkyl Grignard reagents with alkyl or aryl halides. 2–4 Related iron(III) chloride complexes possessing salen ligands have recently been shown to be capable of cross-coupling alkyl Grignards with aryl halides, as well as coupling aryl Grignards with alkyl halides. 5–7 Other iron ...