Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Ligand-controlled stereodivergent alkenylation of alkynes to access functionalized trans- and cis-1,3-dienes

  • Tianyu Long,
  • Chen Zhu,
  • Ling Li,
  • Liang Shao,
  • Shengqing Zhu,
  • Magnus Rueping,
  • Lingling Chu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35688-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The stereoselective synthesis of 1,3-dienes represents a challenge in organic synthesis. Here, the authors report a ligand-controlled stereodivergent access to both Z- and E-sulfonyl-1,3-dienes via photoredox and nickel catalysis.