Fig. 1: Aromatic alkylation mechanisms and conventional lanthanide alkyl reactivity with a benzene C–H bond.
From: Hydroarylation of olefins catalysed by a dimeric ytterbium(II) alkyl
a Friedel–Crafts alkylation. b Transition metal-catalysed hydroarylation of olefins. c σ-bond metathesis of a lanthanide alkyl with a benzene C–H bond.
