Alcohol cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by Ru and Ir terpyridine complexes.
Primary alcohols can be coupled with secondary benzylic alcohols by an air-stable catalytic system involving terpyridine ruthenium or iridium complexes.
Gnanamgari
Dinakar
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Yale Chemistry Department, 225 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
Leung
Chin Hin
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Schley
Nathan D
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Hilton
Sheena T
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Crabtree
Robert H
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