title: Nickel-Mediated Decarbonylation of Simple Unstrained Ketones through the Cleavage of Carbon-Carbon Bonds.
abstract: Despite advances in methods for the decarbonylation of aldehydes, the decarbonylation of ketones has been met with limited success because this process requires the activation of two inert carbon-carbon bonds. All of the decarbonylation reactions of simple unstrained ketones reported to date require the addition of a stoichiometric rhodium complex. We report herein the nickel/N-heterocyclic carbene-mediated decarbonylation of simple diaryl ketones. This reaction shows unique acceleration effects based on the presence of both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishizawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.|Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8415-2225
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tobisu
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chatani