Aldehyde reaction scopea.
|
General reaction conditions on a 0.5 mmol scale: aldehyde (1.0 equiv.), 3-bromopropionitrile (2.0 equiv.), NiBr2(glyme) (10 mol%), BiOX (15 mol%), TESCl (1.5 equiv.), 1,5-hexadiene (0.75 equiv.), NaI (0.5 equiv.), Mn (4.0 equiv.), DMF (1.0 mL), 20 °C. Yields refer to isolated yields.
Reaction run without NaI.