Abstract
The nickel catalyzed cross-coupling of alkyl and alkenyl Grignard reagents with aryl nitrile derivatives affords good yields of the corresponding aryl alkanes or aryl alkenes via activation of the CCN bond. To prevent direct addition of the nucleophile to the nitrile group, the reactivity of the Grignard reagent was modulated by reaction with either LiO t-Bu or PhSLi prior to cross-coupling. The optimum catalyst was determined to be NiCl 2(PMe 3) 2, which is a convenient air stable commercially available complex.
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