Giorgio Olivo, Giorgio Capocasa, Osvaldo Lanzalunga, Stefano Di Stefano and Miquel Costas
Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 917-920
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC09328H,
Communication
Substrate-selectivity stemming from recognition is a key feature of enzymes that has been seldom observed in artificial catalysts. Herein, we report a recognition-driven, substrate-selective C–H oxidation that inverts the intrinsic reactivity of the competing C–H bonds. Analysis of this selectivity highlights an unexpectedly high reactivity enhancement imparted by intramolecularity.