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Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes

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Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes. / Chan, A.P.Y.; Jakoobi, M.; Wang, C. et al.
In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 57, No. 64, 18.08.2021, p. 7894-7897.

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Chan, APY, Jakoobi, M, Wang, C, Tian, Y, Halcovitch, N, Boulatov, R & Sergeev, AG 2021, 'Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes', Chemical Communications, vol. 57, no. 64, pp. 7894-7897. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc03445f

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Chan, A. P. Y., Jakoobi, M., Wang, C., Tian, Y., Halcovitch, N., Boulatov, R., & Sergeev, A. G. (2021). Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes. Chemical Communications, 57(64), 7894-7897. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc03445f

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Chan APY, Jakoobi M, Wang C, Tian Y, Halcovitch N, Boulatov R et al. Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes. Chemical Communications. 2021 Aug 18;57(64):7894-7897. Epub 2021 Aug 18. doi: 10.1039/d1cc03445f

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Chan, A.P.Y. ; Jakoobi, M. ; Wang, C. et al. / Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes. In: Chemical Communications. 2021 ; Vol. 57, No. 64. pp. 7894-7897.

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title = "Selective, radical-free activation of benzylic C-H bonds in methylarenes",
abstract = "We report rare examples of exclusive benzylic C-H oxidative addition in industrially important methylarenes using simple η4-arene iridium complexes. Mechanistic studies showed that coordinatively unsaturated η2-arene intermediates are responsible for the selective activation of benzylic, not aromatic C-H bonds and formation of stable benzyl complexes after trapping with a phosphine ligand. ",
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AU - Boulatov, R.

AU - Sergeev, A.G.

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KW - Mechanistic studies

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