McMurry coupling of aryl aldehydes and imino pinacol coupling mediated by Ti(O-i-Pr)4/Me3SiCl/Mg reagent

Ti(O-i-Pr)4/Me3SiCl/Mg reagent mediated McMurry coupling of aryl aldehydes to biaryl olefins at near room temperature. This low valent titanium (LVT) reagent also mediated the coupling of aldimines to 1,2-diamines (imino pinacol coupling).

Ti(O-i-Pr)4/Me3SiCl/Mg reagent mediated McMurry coupling of aryl aldehydes to biaryl olefins at near room temperature and the reagent also coupled aldimines to 1,2-diamines (imino pinacol coupling).