Artigo Revisado por pares

Mechanistic Understanding of the Unexpected Meta Selectivity in Copper-Catalyzed Anilide C–H Bond Arylation

2011; American Chemical Society; Volume: 133; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/ja201425e

ISSN

1943-2984

Autores

Bo Chen, Xue-Long Hou, Yu-Xue Li, Yun-Dong Wu,

Tópico(s)

Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

Resumo

DFT calculations suggest that the unexpected meta product in the copper-catalyzed arylation of anilide is formed via a Heck-like four-membered-ring transition state involving a Cu(III)-Ph species. A competitive electrophilic substitution mechanism delivers the ortho product when a methoxy group is present at the meta position of pivanilide. A series of experiments including kinetic studies support the involvement of a Cu(I) catalyst.

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