Rhodium-catalysed <i>ortho</i>-alkynylation of nitroarenes
Eric Tan, Marc Montesinos‐Magraner, Cristina García‐Morales, Joan G. Mayans, Antonio M. Echavarren
Abstract
Rh( iii )-catalyzed ortho -alkynylation of nitro-(hetero)arenes leads to a wide variety of alkynylated nitroarenes via a turnover-limiting electrophilic C–H ortho -metalation.
Topics & Concepts
AlkynylationRhodiumMetalationElectrophileChemistryNitroLimitingCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringMechanical engineeringAlkylCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms