title: Ru-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of arylboronic acids with arenes.
abstract: A Ru-catalyzed oxidative coupling of arenes with boronic acids using molecular oxygen via direct C-H activation is reported. Both the scope and the mechanism of the process are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D058451:Oxidative Coupling; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001897:Boronic Acids; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D012428:Ruthenium; D010100:Oxygen