Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2008-12-07

Alcohol cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by Ru and Ir terpyridine complexes.

Dinakar Gnanamgari, Chin Hin Leung, Nathan D Schley, Sheena T Hilton, Robert H Crabtree

Index: Org. Biomol. Chem. 6(23) , 4442-5, (2008)

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Abstract

Primary alcohols can be coupled with secondary benzylic alcohols by an air-stable catalytic system involving terpyridine ruthenium or iridium complexes.