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SUBMITTER: Brown RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8567294 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20211104 88
The reaction of [{(ArNCMe)<sub>2</sub>CH}Al] (Ar = 2,6-di-iso-propylphenyl) with aryl methyl ethers proceeded with alumination of the sp<sup>3</sup> C-O bond. The selectivity of this reaction could be switched by inclusion of a catalyst. In the presence of [Pd(PCy<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>], chemoselective sp<sup>2</sup> C-O bond functionalisation was observed. Kinetic isotope experiments and DFT calculations support a catalytic pathway involving the ligand-assisted oxidative addition of the sp<s ...[more]