April 26, 2008Organic Letters393 citations
Assisted Ruthenium-Catalyzed C−H Bond Activation: Carboxylic Acids as Cocatalysts for Generally Applicable Direct Arylations in Apolar Solvents
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Abstract
Catalytic amounts of aromatic carboxylic acid MesCO H enabled efficient ruthenium-catalyzed direct arylations in apolar solvents with unparalleled broad scope via a concerted deprotonation-metalation mechanism.