title: Alternative to benzoquinone for room-temperature Fujiwara-Moritani reactions.
abstract: tert-Butyl perbenzoate is a substitute for benzoquinone for mild (room-temperature) Fujiwara-Moritani reactions between acetanilides and butyl acrylate under homogeneous conditions. The system was enhanced further by including Cu(OAc)(2) as a cocatalyst. Methyl methacrylate can be activated toward coupling under these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Xinzhu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: King Kuok Mimi
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hii