@article {42450,
	title = {N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed cross-coupling of aromatic aldehydes with activated alkyl halides},
	journal = {Organic Letters},
	volume = {13},
	year = {2011},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {98{\textendash}101},
	abstract = {<p>N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed umpolung of aldehydes followed by their interception with diarylbromomethanes has been reported. This conceptually novel transition-metal-free cross-coupling of aldehydes with alkyl halides works well at low catalyst loadings and under mild reaction conditions leading to the formation of diaryl acetophenone derivatives in good yields. In addition, α-halo ketones and esters can also be used as aldehyde reaction partners.</p>},
	doi = {10.1021/ol102626p},
	author = {Padmanaban, Mohan and Biju, Akkattu T. and Glorius, Frank}
}
