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Selective benzylic C-C coupling catalyzed by a bioinspired dicopper complex
Prokofieva, Angelina,Prikhod'ko, Alexander I.,Dechert, Sebastian,Meyer, Franc
, p. 1005 - 1007 (2008/09/21)
A highly preorganized bioinspired dicopper complex with imidazole ligation catalyzes the selective benzylic para-C-H activation of 2,4,6-trimethylphenol under aerobic conditions, yielding either the stilbenequinone or 4-methoxymethyl-2,6-dimethylphenol depending on the solvent used. The Royal Society of Chemistry.