Jiang-Ling Shi, Qinyu Luo, Weizhi Yu, Bo Wang, Zhang-Jie Shi and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 4047-4050
DOI:
10.1039/C9CC01060B,
Communication
We report herein an alkenylation of benzylic C(sp3)–H bonds with diazo compounds via carbon cation intermediates with DDQ as the oxidant in the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe(II). Diphenylmethane, toluene, benzyl methyl sulfide and their derivatives could be applied as substrates to afford the tetra-substituted olefin products, which may serve as useful building blocks in organic synthesis.
