Ru(II)-catalyzed P(III)-assisted C8-alkylation of naphthphosphines?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2022-05-26 DOI: 10.1039/D2CC02161G

Abstract

We report a phosphine-directed ruthenium-catalyzed C8-selective alkylation of naphthalenes with alkenes. This protocol provides straightforward access to a large library of electron-rich C8-alkyl substituent 1-naphthphosphines, which outperformed common commercial phosphines and their precursors in the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of aryl bromides with alkylboronic acid.

Graphical abstract: Ru(II)-catalyzed P(III)-assisted C8-alkylation of naphthphosphines
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