Hydrodehalogenation of Haloarenes by a Sodium Hydride–Iodide Composite

Derek Yiren Ong, Ciputra Tejo, Kai Xu, Hajime Hirao*, Shunsuke Chiba*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A simple protocol for hydrodebromination and -deiodination of halo(hetero)arenes was enabled by sodium hydride (NaH) in the presence of lithium iodide (LiI). Mechanistic studies showed that an unusual concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution operates in the present process.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1840-1844
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • DFT calculations
  • haloarenes
  • hydrodehalogenation
  • reduction
  • sodium hydride

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