title: Hydrodehalogenation of Haloarenes by a Sodium Hydride-Iodide Composite.
abstract: A simple protocol for hydrodebromination and -deiodination of halo(hetero)arenes was enabled by sodium hydride (NaH) in the presence of lithium iodide (LiI). Mechanistic studies showed that an unusual concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution operates in the present process.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Derek Yiren
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ciputra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tejo
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2039-023X
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
keywords: DFT calculations; haloarenes; hydrodehalogenation; reduction; sodium hydride