Comparative catalytic C-H vs. C-Si activation of arenes with Pd complexes directed by urea or amide groups

Waqar Rauf; Amber L Thompson; John M Brown

doi:10.1039/b905717j

Comparative catalytic C-H vs. C-Si activation of arenes with Pd complexes directed by urea or amide groups

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 14:(26):3874-6. doi: 10.1039/b905717j. Epub 2009 Jun 4.

Authors

Waqar Rauf¹, Amber L Thompson, John M Brown

Affiliation

¹ Chemical Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 19662237
DOI: 10.1039/b905717j

Abstract

Analysis of regiocontrol in Pd-catalysed C-H activation leads to observations of aryltrimethylsilyl activation and to superior results with urea-based substrates.