Sunday, July 8, 2012

Activation of remote meta-C–H bonds assisted by an end-on template


Activation of remote meta-C–H bonds assisted by an end-on template
Dasheng Leow, Gang Li, Tian-Sheng Mei & Jin-Quan Yu

In this work, a really interesting example of meta-C-H activation is described.  The strategy employed is attaching a template to the substrate, where the template has a nitrile group that binds Pd in an end-on fashion, forcing the formation of a large ring-like TS in C-H activation step.







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