Nickel catalyzed decarboxylative alkylation of aryl triflates with anhydrides.

Aliphatic acid anhydrides are the versatile building blocks and the new method for the conversion of anhydrides is thus of great significance. Herein, we report the decarboxylative alkylation of aryl triflates with aliphatic acid anhydrides via nickel catalysis. This novel method provides a facile access to construct Csp2-Csp3 bond. In addition, this method is compatible with a broad array of functional groups and exhibits good substrates scope. Image 1 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]