Abstract
Organozirconium chemistry has found extensive applications in organic synthesis since
its discovery in the last century. Alkylzirconocenes, which are easily generated
by the hydrozirconation of alkenes with the Schwartz reagent, are widely utilized
for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation. This short review summarizes
the progress to date on the applications alkylzirconocenes in organic synthesis.
1 Introduction
2 General Methods for Generating Alkylzirconocenes
3 Transformations of Alkylzirconocenes by Heteroatoms
4 Insertion of Unsaturated Groups into Alkylzirconocenes
5 Transmetalations
6 Cross-Coupling Reactions of Alkylzirconocenes
7 Photochemistry of Alkylzirconocenes
8 Bimetallic Reagents of Zirconium
9 Asymmetric Transformations
10 Applications of Alkylzirconocenes Generated from the Negishi Reagent
11 Conclusions and Outlook
Key words
alkylzirconocenes - organozirconium - hydrozirconation - chain-walking - alkenes