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Vanadium(III) chloride catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with arylmagnesium bromides. Various arylmagnesium bromides, except for an ortho-substituted arylmagnesium reagent, could be used for the reaction. Among alkyl halides tested, cyclohexyl halides and primary alkyl halides were good substrates. The reactions likely proceed via carbon-centered radical intermediates.
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