Intramolecular CH Bond Activation through a Flexible Ester Linkage

Abstract

Replacing the director: A bipyridinyl ligand with an aliphatic side chain determines the regioselectivity of copper-catalyzed CH oxidation by intramolecular effects. Because the aliphatic chain is attached through an ester linkage, the catalytic cycle can in principle be closed by transesterification. Ion-mobility mass spectrometry and isotopic labeling provide mechanistic insight not available from direct mass spectrometry experiments. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.