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SUBMITTER: Meng QY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024347 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meng Qing-Yuan QY Lezius Lena L Studer Armido A
Nature communications 20210406 1
Methods that enable site selective acylation of sp<sup>3</sup> C-H bonds in complex organic molecules are not well explored, particularly if compared with analogous transformations of aromatic and vinylic sp<sup>2</sup> C-H bonds. We report herein a direct acylation of benzylic C-H bonds by merging N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and photoredox catalysis. The method allows the preparation of a diverse range of benzylic ketones with good functional group tolerance under mild conditions. The reaction ...[more]