Formation and cleavage of C-H, C-C, and C-O bonds of ortho-methyl-substituted anisoles by late transition metals.
2,6-Dimethyl-substituted anisoles can be converted into the corresponding 2-ethyl-6-methylphenols in a several-step reaction mediated by a TpMe2Ir(III) complex; use of the 13C-enriched anisoles, ArO13CH3, shows that the 13C label distributes across the two ethyl sites with a preference for the terminal position.
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Departamento de Química Inorganica, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio no 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
Patricia
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Lara
Margarita
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Paneque
Manuel L
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Poveda
Verónica
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Salazar
Laura L
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Santos
Ernesto
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Carmona