Iron- and cobalt-catalyzed arylation of azetidines, pyrrolidines, and piperidines with Grignard reagents

Org Lett. 2014 Dec 5;16(23):6160-3. doi: 10.1021/ol503043r. Epub 2014 Nov 17.

Abstract

Iron- and cobalt-catalyzed cross-couplings between iodo-azetidines, -pyrrolidines, -piperidines, and Grignard reagents are disclosed. The reaction is efficient, cheap, chemoselective and tolerates a large variety of (hetero)aryl Grignard reagents.

MeSH terms

  • Azetidines / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azetidines
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Cobalt
  • Iron