Abstract Intermolecular hydroarylation reactions of highly strained methylenecyclopropanes 2-phenylmethylenecyclopropane (1), 2, 2-diphenylmethylenecyclopropane (2), methylenespiropentane (3), bicyclopropylidene (4),(dicyclopropylmethylene) cyclopropane (5), and benzhydrylidenecyclopropane (6) through C [BOND] H bond functionalization of 2- phenylpyridine (7 a) and other arenes with directing groups were studied. The reaction ...
