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Decarbonylative Methylation of Aromatic Esters by a Nickel Catalyst
A Ni-catalyzed
decarbonylative methylation of aromatic esters was
achieved using methylaluminums as methylating agents. Dimethylaluminum
chlorides uniquely worked as the methyl source. Because of the Lewis
acidity of aluminum reagents, less reactive alkyl esters could also
undergo the present methylation. By controlling the Lewis acidity
of aluminum reagents, a chemoselective decarbonylative cross-coupling
between alkyl esters and phenyl esters was successful