Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Saturated Alkyl Halides with Activated Alkenes Paritosh Shukla, Yun-Chu Hsu and Chien-Hong Cheng
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2006
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OCP
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An efficient cobalt-catalyzed reductive coupling reaction of alkyl halides with alkenes bearing electron-withdrawing groups in the presence of water and zinc powder in acetonitrile gave the corresponding Michael-type addition products in high yields. The mechanism is discussed.
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Chemistry, Cobalt-Catalyzed, Alkyl Halides