Tetrahedron Letters, cilt.52, sa.52, ss.7087-7090, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
A nickel-catalyzed process for the cross-coupling of mixed arylzincs and primary alkyl halides has been developed. The reaction of a methylarylzinc with a primary alkyl halide in THF in the presence of NiCl2/PPh 3 takes place with selective aryl transfer at room temperature in moderate yields. This protocol provides an atom-economic alternative to aryl-primary alkyl coupling using diarylzincs. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.