Issue 44, 2021

Rhodium-catalysed ortho-alkynylation of nitroarenes

Abstract

The ortho-alkynylation of nitro-(hetero)arenes takes place in the presence of a Rh(III) catalyst to deliver a wide variety of alkynylated nitroarenes regioselectively. These interesting products could be further derivatized by selective reduction of the nitro group or palladium-catalysed couplings. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies demonstrate that the reaction proceeds via a turnover-limiting electrophilic C–H metalation ortho to the strongly electron-withdrawing nitro group.

Graphical abstract: Rhodium-catalysed ortho-alkynylation of nitroarenes

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Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
16 Aug. 2021
Accepted
11 Okt. 2021
First published
11 Okt. 2021
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 14731-14739

Rhodium-catalysed ortho-alkynylation of nitroarenes

E. Tan, M. Montesinos-Magraner, C. García-Morales, J. G. Mayans and A. M. Echavarren, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 14731 DOI: 10.1039/D1SC04527J

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