Issue 48, 2013

Recent applications of gallium and gallium halides as reagents in organic synthesis

Abstract

This review highlights the application of gallium metal and gallium halides as reagents in organic synthesis. Owing to their unique catalytic properties, gallium trihalides are considered effective Lewis acids which can activate several functional groups under extremely mild conditions. Gallium halides have been successfully employed as Lewis acid catalysts in various organic transformations such as alkylation, allylation, radical reactions, cycloaddition reactions, Friedel–Craft's reactions and various coupling reactions. This review seeks to update organic chemists about the potential application of gallium halides in the synthesis of a wide variety of chemical building blocks.

Graphical abstract: Recent applications of gallium and gallium halides as reagents in organic synthesis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 May 2013
Accepted
04 Oct 2013
First published
28 Oct 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 25498-25522

Recent applications of gallium and gallium halides as reagents in organic synthesis

M. K. Gupta and T. P. O'Sullivan, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 25498 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42316F

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