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Title: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Alkyl Heck-Type Reactions
The Heck reaction is one of the most reliable and useful strategies for the construction of C–C bonds in organic synthesis. However, in contrast to the well-established aryl Heck reaction, the analogous reaction employing alkyl electrophiles is much less developed. Significant progress in this area was recently achieved by merging radical-mediated and transition-metal-catalyzed approaches. This review summarizes the advances in alkyl Heck-type reactions from its discovery early in the 1970s up until the end of 2018. 1 Introduction 2 Pd-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reactions 2.1 Benzylic Electrophiles 2.2 α-Carbonyl Alkyl Halides 2.3 Fluoroalkyl Halides 2.4 α-Functionalized Alkyl Halides 2.5 Unactivated Alkyl Electrophiles 3 Ni-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reactions 3.1 Benzylic Electrophiles 3.2 α-Carbonyl Alkyl Halides 3.3 Unactivated Alkyl Halides 4 Co-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reactions 5 Cu-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reactions 6 Other Metals in Heck-Type Reactions 7 Conclusion  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1663779
PAR ID:
10106879
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Synthesis
Volume:
51
Issue:
05
ISSN:
0039-7881
Page Range / eLocation ID:
985 to 1005
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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