A facile insertion of ruthenium into aromatic C-H and allylic C-N bonds are the key steps in a [Ru( p-cymene)Cl2]2-catalyzed ortho-C-H allylation of benzoic acids. This protocol allows drawing on… Click to show full abstract
A facile insertion of ruthenium into aromatic C-H and allylic C-N bonds are the key steps in a [Ru( p-cymene)Cl2]2-catalyzed ortho-C-H allylation of benzoic acids. This protocol allows drawing on the large pool of allylic amines for state-of-the-art ortho-functionalizations of arenes, turning neutral amines into leaving groups. Concise syntheses of biologically active compounds provide further evidence of the synthetic potential of this methodology.
               
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