Abstract A sp3 C H bond functionalization and C C bond cleavage were realized by AIBN/O2 catalyst system, providing a series of benzophenones under mild reaction conditions. The mechanistic study… Click to show full abstract
Abstract A sp3 C H bond functionalization and C C bond cleavage were realized by AIBN/O2 catalyst system, providing a series of benzophenones under mild reaction conditions. The mechanistic study shows that a peroxide intermediate is involved in this transformation, and in the case of diphenylmethanes, the sp3 C C bond is cleaved through the peroxide rearrangement, which might provides a new way to cleave relatively strong C C bond and be applied to more general C C bond activation.
               
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