Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
Aryl radical-mediated N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis
Abstract
Use of aryl halides as coupling precursors typically occurs through transition metal catalysis and/or photoredox chemistry, which requires some combination of light, metals, and oxidants or reductants. Here, the authors show a method to generate aryl radicals from halides using only an NHC organocatalyst.