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Chemical Communications

Selective benzylic C–C coupling catalyzed by a bioinspired dicopper complex†

Angelina Prokofieva,a   Alexander I. Prikhod’ko,a   Sebastian Decherta  and  Franc Meyer*a  

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a Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen, Germany
E-mail: franc.meyer@chemie.uni-goettingen.de
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Abstract

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.

Graphical abstract: Selective benzylic C–C coupling catalyzed by a bioinspired dicopper complex

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B718162K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Nov 2007
Accepted
02 Jan 2008
First published
28 Jan 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1005-1007

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Selective benzylic C–C coupling catalyzed by a bioinspired dicopper complex

A. Prokofieva, A. I. Prikhod’ko, S. Dechert and F. Meyer, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1005 DOI: 10.1039/B718162K

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