Disarming the alkoxide trap to access a practical FeCl<sub>3</sub> system for borrowing-hydrogen <i>N</i>-alkylation
Zongren Ye, Yang Zhenjie, Chenhui Yang, Ming Huang, Xianfang Xu, Zhuofeng Ke
Abstract
Disarming the alkoxide trap using an in situ reduction strategy to access a practical FeCl 3 and N -heterocyclic carbene system for borrowing-hydrogen N -alkylation.
Topics & Concepts
AlkylationAlkoxideChemistryHydrogenCarbeneTrap (plumbing)Medicinal chemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryPhysicsMeteorologyAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistry