Synlett 2020; 31(03): 205-210
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690764
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Recent Advances in Chromium-Catalyzed Organic Transformations

Xiaoming Zeng
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21572175, and 21971168) and Sichuan University for financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 13 October 2019

Accepted after revision: 21 November 2019

Publication Date:
13 December 2019 (online)


Abstract

The use of simple and low-cost chromium chloride salts as catalysts or precatalysts for the development of cost-effective methods is of significant synthetic and mechanistic interest. Here, recent advances in chromium-catalyzed organic transformations are highlighted.

1 Introduction

2 Arylmagnesiation of Alkynes

3 Catalytic Functionalization of C(aryl)–O Bonds

4 Catalytic Functionalization of C(aryl)–N Bonds

5 Catalytic Functionalization of C(aryl)–H Bonds

6 NHK-Type Reactions

7 Hydrogenation

8 Conclusions