| Literature DB >> 26804615 |
Liana Hie1, Noah F Fine Nathel1, Xin Hong1, Yun-Fang Yang1, Kendall N Houk2, Neil K Garg3.
Abstract
We report the first catalytic method for activating the acyl C-O bonds of methyl esters through an oxidative-addition process. The oxidative-addition adducts, formed using nickel catalysis, undergo in situ trapping to provide anilide products. DFT calculations are used to support the proposed reaction mechanism, to understand why decarbonylation does not occur competitively, and to elucidate the beneficial role of the substrate structure and the Al(OtBu)3 additive on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the reaction.Entities:
Keywords: C−O activation; density functional calculations; methyl esters; nickel catalysis; oxidative addition
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26804615 PMCID: PMC4821830 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511486
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336