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Although formal Cu(iii) species have been extensively proposed as key intermediates in a wide range of copper-catalyzed reactions, the precise reactivity of these species remains unexclusive. Commonly, a formal reductive… Click to show full abstract
Although formal Cu(iii) species have been extensively proposed as key intermediates in a wide range of copper-catalyzed reactions, the precise reactivity of these species remains unexclusive. Commonly, a formal reductive elimination mechanism is proposed for the product formation step. In this work, through theoretical investigation of the reactivity between a formal Cu(iii)-alkyl species and aniline, we demonstrated that a SN2-like mechanism could also be responsible for coupling product formation.
Journal Title: Dalton transactions
Year Published: 2020
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