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SUBMITTER: Giles R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4610012 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tetrahedron letters 20151101 45
A method has been developed for one-step <i>ortho</i>-selective ligand-directed H-D exchange, accompanied in some cases by concurrent acid-catalyzed electrophilic deuteration. This method is effective for deuteration of aromatic substrates ranging from ketones to amides and amino acids, including compounds of biological and pharmaceutical interest such as acetaminophen and edaravone. Use of a palladium catalyst featuring an NHC ligand is critical for the observed reactivity. Experimental evidenc ...[more]