Organic Letters · 2012 · 192 citations · 40 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisIndustrial ChemistryOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsCross-coupling ReactionsMetal CatalysisOxidation ReactionsOxidation-reduction ReactionsCopper CatalysisCopper-catalyzed CouplingCopper-catalyzed OxidationDehydrogenation CatalysisOxidative CatalysisOxidative CouplingOxidative Cross-couplingTransition-metal-catalyzed Cross-coupling
Copper(II) as the catalyst in a cross dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction has been demonstrated for the synthesis of benzylic esters using aldehydes and alkylbenzenes as coupling partners.
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