S. Pal, P. Y. Zavalij and A. N. Vedernikov
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 5376-5378
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC47445C,
Communication
![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/h2_char_e001.gif)
C coupling at a boron center with O2 as the oxidant mediated by platinum(II)
Dimethyl- and diphenylplatinum(II) fragments PtIIR2 (R = Me, Ph) enable facile and efficient oxidative C(sp3)–H bond cleavage and stepwise C–C and C![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e001.gif)
C coupling at the boron atom of a coordinated 1,5-cyclooctanediyldi(2-pyridyl)borato ligand with O2 as the sole oxidant.
![Graphical abstract: Oxidative C(sp3)–H bond cleavage, C–C and C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] C coupling at a boron center with O2 as the oxidant mediated by platinum(ii)](/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=C3CC47445C "Graphical abstract")
