Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.138, No.24, 7504-7507, 2016
Ni-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides with CO2
A catalytic carboxylation of unactivated primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl chlorides with CO, at atmospheric pressure is described. This protocol represents the first intermolecular cross-electrophile coupling of unactivated alkyl chlorides, thus leading to new knowledge in the cross-coupling arena.