Recent Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Methylation Reactions

• Published in: Advanced synthesis & catalysis Vol. 357; no. 7; pp. 1333 - 1350
• Main Authors: Yan, Guobing, Borah, Arun Jyoti, Wang, Lianggui, Yang, Minghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 04.05.2015; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Carbonates; Chemists; cross-coupling; Dimethyl; Iodides; Methylation; Strategy; Sustainable development; Transformations; transition metal catalysts

Methylation is one of the most fundamental synthetic transformations in organic chemistry, but usually employs hazardous and toxic reagents, such as methyl iodide, dimethyl sulfate, diazomethane and dimethyl carbonate. In order to address sustainable development and green strategies, synthetic chemi...