Recent Advances in Cobalt-Catalyzed Csp² and Csp³ Cross-Couplings

Published as part of the Special Topic Cobalt in Organic Synthesis

Abstract

The present short review article highlights recent progress in the field of transition-metal catalysis. An overview on recent work involving cobalt-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and some recent advances from our laboratories are given.

1 Introduction

2 Csp²–Csp² Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings

3 Csp²–Csp³ Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings

4 Conclusion

Key words

cobalt - cross-coupling - Grignard reagent - zinc reagent - catalysis

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