Water control over the chemoselectivity of a Ti/Ni multimetallic system: Heck- or reductive-type cyclization reactions of alkyl iodides

Org Lett. 2012 Dec 7;14(23):5984-7. doi: 10.1021/ol3028913. Epub 2012 Nov 13.

Abstract

A versatile Ti/Ni multimetallic protocol is described for the efficient catalysis of two different reactions, namely a Heck- and reductive-type cyclization of alkyl iodides, in the absence or presence of water, respectively. Noteworthy, the versatility of Ti(III) chemistry allows an oxidative ending step under reductive conditions to give Heck-type products, and the good H-atom transfer capabilities of Ti(III)-aqua complexes ensure reductive-type cyclizations.