DOI: 10.1039/d6cc02959k ISSN: 1359-7345

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysis enables the assembly of 1,3,5-tri(hetero)arylbenzenes from nitroolefins

Sha Yang, Zhiguo Zheng, Fei Ning, Shupeng Zhang, Xiaolan Ye, Zhichao Jin, Jian Wu, Shengxin Guo

NHC-catalyzed trimerization of nitroolefins provides direct access to 1,3,5-tri(hetero)arylbenzenes under mild, metal-free conditions.

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