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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative C–H Bond Olefination of N-Methoxybenzamides Using an Oxidizing Directing Group

B Li, J Ma, N Wang, H Feng, S Xu, B Wang

Index: Li, Bin; Ma, Jianfeng; Wang, Nuancheng; Feng, Huiliang; Xu, Shansheng; Wang, Baiquan Organic Letters, 2012 , vol. 14, # 3 p. 736 - 739

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Abstract

Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidative C–H bond olefination of N-methoxybenzamides using an oxidizing directing group with a broad substrate scope is reported. The reactions of N- methoxybenzamides with acrylates in MeOH and styrene (or norbornadiene) in CF3CH2OH afforded two types of products.