Go go Grignard! The first highly regioselective, cobalt-catalyzed CH transformation of benzo[h]quinoline and phenylpyridine derivatives with Grignard reagents at room temperature has been achieved (see scheme). Both aryl and alkyl Grignard reagents showed significant reactivity.
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