Nickel-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Benzylic C−N Bonds with CO2

Abstract

<p> A user-friendly Ni-catalyzed reductive carboxylation of benzylic C&minus;N bonds with CO₂ is described. This procedure outperforms state-of-the-art techniques for the carboxylation of benzyl electrophiles by avoiding commonly observed parasitic pathways, such as homodimerization or &beta;-hydride elimination, thus leading to new knowledge in cross-electrophile reactions.</p>