Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes

被引:3
作者
Chan, Antony P. Y. [1 ]
Jakoobi, Martin [1 ]
Wang, Chenxu [1 ]
Tian, Yancong [1 ]
Halcovitch, Nathan [2 ]
Boulatov, Roman [1 ]
Sergeev, Alexey G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Liverpool, Dept Chem, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZD, Merseyside, England
[2] Univ Lancaster, Dept Chem, Lancaster LA1 4YW, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CATALYZED BORYLATION; FUNCTIONALIZATION; MECHANISM; HYDROCARBONS; PHOTOLYSIS; IRIDIUM; ARENES;
D O I
10.1039/d1cc03445f
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We report rare examples of exclusive benzylic C-H oxidative addition in industrially important methylarenes using simple eta(4)-arene iridium complexes. Mechanistic studies showed that coordinatively unsaturated eta(2)-arene intermediates are responsible for the selective activation of benzylic, not aromatic C-H bonds and formation of stable benzyl complexes after trapping with a phosphine ligand.
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页码:7894 / 7897
页数:4
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