A new “bicycle helmet”-like copper(ii),sodiumphenylsilsesquioxane. Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity†
Abstract
A new “bicycle helmet”-like copper(II),sodiumphenylsilsesquioxane Ph12Si12O12(OH)(O−)11Cu5Na(bipy)3(H2O) exhibited high catalytic efficiency in two homogeneous reactions: (i) functionalization of C–H compounds; (ii) formation of benzamides from alcohols.