Iron-catalyzed oxidative heterocoupling between aliphatic and aromatic organozinc reagents: a novel pathway for functionalized aryl-alkyl cross-coupling reactions.

Aryl-alkyl cross-coupling products are obtained by the iron-catalyzed oxidative heterocoupling of organozinc reagents under mild conditions. This novel reaction pathway is versatile, allowing for the use of primary and secondary aliphatic diorganozinc reagents as coupling partners as well as tolerating functionalized aryl- and alkylzinc reagents.