The application belongs to the field of
organic synthesis, and particularly relates to a method for synergistically synthesizing 1,1-diaryl-2-
alkyl compounds by using
nickel and light. The method comprises the following steps: using
styrene derivatives, p-bromoacetophenone and tert-
butyl bromide as raw materials, and mixing a
metal nickel catalyst (
nickel bis(
acetylacetone)), a photocatalyst (1,2,3,5-tetrakis(
carbazole-9-yl)-4,6-dicyano
benzene), a
nitrogen ligand ((4S,4'S)-1,1'-bis(3-tert-butylphenyl)-4,4',5,5'-tetrahydro-4,4'-bis[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-2,2'-bis-4H-
imidazole), a Bronsted base (N,N-dicyclohexylmethylamine), a
reducing agent (1,4-
dihydropyridine derivatives) and an
organic solvent (glycol
dimethyl ether,
isopropyl ether) to generate a three-component cross-
coupling reaction and synthesize 1,1-diaryl-2-
alkyl compounds with one chiral center. The three-component cross-
coupling reaction is realized by using nickel and light, so that the use of a
metal reducing agent is avoided, and the preparation raw materials are not needed. The method has the advantages of high reaction yield, high enantiomeric selectivity, fast
reaction speed, easy-to-obtain raw materials and simple process.