Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2008 · 88 citations · 35 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsCoordination ChemistryCross-coupling ReactionsReaction MechanismsC - C Coupling ReactionsCatalytic Reaction MechanismsCross CouplingIridium Oxide CatalystsMolecular CatalystsRuthenium-catalyzed CouplingTransition-metal-catalyzed Cross-couplingTransition-metal-catalyzed Functionalization
Primary alcohols can be coupled with secondary benzylic alcohols by an air-stable catalytic system involving terpyridine ruthenium or iridium complexes.
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