Benzylation of Nitroalkanes Using Copper-Catalyzed Thermal Redox Catalysis: Toward the Facile C-Alkylation of Nitroalkanes

Peter G. Gildner, Amber A. S. Gietter, Di Cui, and Donald A. Watson

 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (24), pp 9942–9945 

DOI: 10.1021/ja304561c