The first iron-catalyzed formal cross coupling of homobenzylic methyl ethers with alkyl Grignard reagents is realized. The reaction is proposed to proceed through a sequence of dehydroalkoxylation to form the vinyl-intermediate, followed by Fe-catalyzed selective carbometalation to form a benzylic Grignard reagent.
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