Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes
An intermolecular, three-component reductive dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes is presented here. The combination of Ni catalysis with TDAE as final reductant enables the direct formation of Csp3-Csp3 and Csp3-Csp2 bonds across a variety of π-systems using two different electrophiles that are sequentially activated with exquisite selectivity under mild reaction conditions.