Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical, Vol.426, 451-457, 2017
Structure-activity comparison in palladium-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed arene C-H activation-functionalization
A simple and efficient C-H activation catalyst was identified through a model structure-activity screening applied to a noncooperative, nonsymmetric bimetallic palladium(II)-N-heterocyclic carbene complex. Mechanistic studies based on kinetics and DOSY NMR spectroscopy provided the origin of the higher efficiency of the identified catalyst. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Arene C-H activation;N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC);Palladium;Acetoxylation;Mechanistic study