Catalyst-Free, Zn-Mediated Decarboxylative Coupling of Chlorostibines to Access Alkylstibines with Stable C(sp³)–Sb Bonds

Abstract

Herein, decarboxylative C(sp 3 )−Sb coupling of aliphatic carboxylic acid derivatives with chlorostibines to access alkylstibines has been achieved. This catalyst-, ligand-, and base-free approach using zinc as a reductant affords various kinds of benzyldiarylstibines and other monoalkyldiarylstibines and tolerates various functional groups, including chlorine, bromine, hydroxyl, amide, sulfone, and cyano groups. The late-stage modification and the gram-scale experiments illustrate its potential application.