Hydrocobaltation–dehydrocobaltation reactions in synthesis: a new approach to the controlled cross-coupling between sp2 carbon centres leading to functionalised alkenes
Abstract
Cross-coupling reactions between two alkenes, leading to new functionalised alkenes, can be brought about via‘hydrocobaltation’ of one of the alkenes followed by irradiation of the resulting organocobalt reagent in the presence of the second alkene substrate.