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Chemical Communications

Metalloradical-catalyzed rearrangement of cycloheptatrienyl to benzyl†

Yun Wai Chana  and  Kin Shing Chan*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Abstract

Rh(ttp)(C7H7) rearranged to give Rh(ttp)(CH2Ph) quantitatively at 120 °C in 12 d (ttp = 5,10,15,20-tetratolylporphyrinato dianion). This process is 1010 faster than for the organic analogue. Mechanistic investigation suggests that a RhII(ttp)-catalyzed pathway is operating.

Graphical abstract: Metalloradical-catalyzed rearrangement of cycloheptatrienyl to benzyl

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC04655H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Oct 2010
Accepted
22 Feb 2011
First published
16 Mar 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 4802-4804

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