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Selective catalytic C–H alkylation of alkenes with alcohols

DH Lee, KH Kwon, SY Chae

Index: Lee, Dong-Hwan; Kwon, Ki-Hyeok; Yi, Chae S. Science, 2011 , vol. 333, # 6049 p. 1613 - 1616

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Abstract

Abstract Alkenes and alcohols are among the most abundant and commonly used organic feedstock in industrial processes. We report a selective catalytic alkylation reaction of alkenes with alcohols that forms a carbon-carbon bond between vinyl carbon-hydrogen (C– H) and carbon-hydroxy centers with the concomitant loss of water. The cationic ruthenium complex [(C 6 H 6)(PCy 3)(CO) RuH]+ BF 4–(Cy, cyclohexyl) catalyzes the alkylation in ...