Ruthenium-catalyzed ortho-C–H halogenations of benzamides†
Abstract
[Ru3(CO)12] and AgO2C(1-Ad) enabled the first ruthenium-catalyzed intermolecular halogenations of arenes via C–H activation. Thereby, brominations and iodinations of electron-rich and electron-deficient benzamides were achieved in a highly selective fashion.