Mechanistic study of copper-catalyzed intramolecular ortho-C-H activation/carbon-nitrogen and carbon-oxygen cyclizations

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 619-632

  Tang, Shiya ^a   Gong, Tianjun ^a   Fu, Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

C H activation; concerted metalation deprotonation; copper; DFT; mechanism

Indexed keywords

C-H ACTIVATION; CONCERTED METALATION-DEPROTONATION; DFT; ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL KINETICS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; PROTON-COUPLED ELECTRON TRANSFER; REDUCTIVE ELIMINATION;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; DEPROTONATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; ISOTOPES; MECHANISMS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 84877835731     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4795-3     Document Type: Article

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