Benchtop nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling of aldehydes with alkynes and ynamides.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.

Published: September 2023

We demonstrate the potential of Ni(COD)(DQ), a bench-stable Ni complex, as a catalyst for the reductive coupling of aldehydes with alkynes and ynamides, providing silylated allyl alcohols with excellent yields and regioselectivities. Mass spectrometric identification of the intermediates and DFT studies supported the proposed mechanism.

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