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COMMUNICATION
Scheme 5. Generation of Cobalt(III)-Vinylcarbene Radical
from Reaction of [Co(TPP)] with Ethyl Styryldiazoacetate
and Subsequent Trapping by TEMPO via CꢀO Bond
Formation
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supported carbene radical, which is incompetent for H-atom
abstraction, can cleanly self-dimerize via radical CꢀC coupling
or can be effectively trapped by TEMPO via radical CꢀO
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’ AUTHOR INFORMATION
Corresponding Author
xpzhang@usf.edu; b.debruin@uva.nl
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(16) When preformed 4 (via Scheme 3) was reacted with TEMPO
(10 equiv) in toluene at 80 °C for 3 h, no formation of 7 was observed.
(17) When ethyl styryldiazoacetate (4 equiv) was reacted with
TEMPO (10 equiv) first in toluene for 3 h at 80 °C, followed by addition
of [Co(TPP)], no formation of 7 or 4 was observed, even after further
reaction for an additional 3 h at 80 °C.
’ ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We are grateful for financial support by the American Chemical
Society (44286-AC1; X.P.Z.), the National Science Foundation
(CAREER Award CHE-0711024; X.P.Z.), the University of South
Florida (X.P.Z.), Netherlands Organization for Scientific Re-
searchꢀChemical Sciences (NWO-CW VIDI project 700.55.426;
B.d.B.), the European Research Council (Grant Agreement
202886; B.d.B.), and the University of Amsterdam (B.d.B.).
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