Rh -Catalyzed P -Directed C-H Bond Alkylation: Design of Multifunctional Phosphines for Carboxylation of Aryl Bromides with Carbon Dioxide

Abstract : We report the C−H alkylation of biarylphosphines at the ortho′ position(s) with alkenes by using rhodium(I) catalysis, which provides straightforward access to a large library of multifunctionalized phosphines. Some of these modified ligands outperformed commercially available phosphines in the Pd‐catalyzed carboxylation of aryl bromides with carbon dioxide in the presence of a photoredox catalyst.