Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C–H bonds in methylarenes
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- 13 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 57 (64) , 7894-7897
Abstract
We report the selective oxidative addition of benzylic C–H bonds in industrially important methylarenes using rare η 4 -arene iridium complexes.Keywords
Funding Information
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L000075/1)
- Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2018-406)
- University of Liverpool
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