Synthesis of Functionalized Alkenes by a Transition-Metal-Free Zweifel Coupling

Roly J. Armstrong, Worawat Niwetmarin, Varinder K. Aggarwal*

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Abstract

The Zweifel reaction is a powerful method for the synthesis of alkenes, serving as a transition-metal-free alternative to the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction. To date, the scope of the Zweifel coupling has been rather narrow and has focused mainly on the coupling of vinyllithium reagents to synthesize simple aryl- and alkyl-substituted olefins. Herein, the development of a general transition-metal-free coupling process enabling the coupling of Grignard reagents or organolithiums is described. This method enables the enantiospecific synthesis of a wide variety of functionalized acyclic and cyclic olefin products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2762-2765
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume19
Issue number10
Early online date28 Apr 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2017

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