Catalytic insertion of diazo compounds into N-H bonds: the copper alternative.
The complexes TpxCu (Tpx = homoscorpionate) catalyse the insertion of diazo compounds into nitrogen-hydrogen bonds of amines and amides, under very mild conditions, with quantitative yields being obtained with equimolar ratios of reactants.
Morilla
M Esther
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Departamento de Química y Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad de Huelva, Carretera de Palos de la Ffrontera s/n, E-21819 Huelva, Spain.
Díaz-Requejo
M Mar
MM
Belderrain
Tomás R
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Nicasio
M Carmen
MC
Trofimenko
Swiatoslaw
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Pérez
Pedro J
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