Peng, Y.; Isshiki, R.; Muto, K.; Yamaguchi, J.
Chem. Lett. 2022, Advance Publication
DOI: 10.1246/cl.220214
Ni or Pd-catalyzed decarbonylative reductive couplings of aromatic esters were developed. A range of (hetero)aromatic esters was applicable to these reductive homocoupling reactions. Moreover, it was found that Pd-catalysis enables a reductive decarbonylative cross-coupling between two different aromatic esters to afford a nonsymmetrical biaryls system.
