Ruthenium-catalyzed cascade C–H activation/annulation of <i>N</i>-alkoxybenzamides: reaction development and mechanistic insight
Liangliang Song, Xiaoyong Zhang, Xiao Tang, Luc Van Meervelt, Johan Van der Eycken, Jeremy N. Harvey, Erik V. Van der Eycken
Abstract
standard annulation, an alternative and novel Ru(ii)-Ru(iv)-Ru(ii) mechanism featuring N-O cleavage preceding alkyne insertion has been proposed, affording a new understanding of transition metal-catalyzed C-H activation/annulation.
Topics & Concepts
AnnulationRutheniumAlkyneCatalysisChemistryCascadeCleavage (geology)Bond cleavageCascade reactionStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceChromatographyComposite materialFracture (geology)Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions