title: Nickel-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Benzylic C-N Bonds with CO2.
abstract: A user-friendly Ni-catalyzed reductive carboxylation of benzylic C-N bonds with CO2 is described. This procedure outperforms state-of-the-art techniques for the carboxylation of benzyl electrophiles by avoiding commonly observed parasitic pathways, such as homodimerization or β-hydride elimination, thus leading to new knowledge in cross-electrophile reactions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moragas
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Morgane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaydou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain. rmartinromo@iciq.es.|Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluïs Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain. rmartinromo@iciq.es.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-0221
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
keywords: C−N activation; carboxylation; homogeneous catalysis; nickel; reductive coupling