Catalysis Science & Technology · 2015 · 85 citations · 64 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisGreen ChemistryOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MaterialsCross-coupling ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisSolvent-free SynthesisC-h Bond ActivationChalcogenide SynthesisOxidative Cross-couplingRegioselective CatalysisRegioselective SynthesisSolvent-free Oxidation Reactions
A convenient metal-free and solvent-free iodine-catalyzed regioselective greener protocol to access different types of unsymmetrical chalcogenides with nitrogen- or oxygen-containing arenes through oxidative C–Se/C–S formation <italic>via</italic> direct C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H bond activation was developed.
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