title: Fe-promoted cross coupling of homobenzylic methyl ethers with Grignard reagents via sp3 C-O bond cleavage.
abstract: The first iron-catalyzed formal cross coupling of homobenzylic methyl ethers with alkyl Grignard reagents is realized. The reaction is proposed to proceed through a sequence of dehydroalkoxylation to form the vinyl-intermediate, followed by Fe-catalyzed selective carbometalation to form a benzylic Grignard reagent.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Green Chemistry Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Da-Gang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ru-Yi
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhang-Jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Shi