title: Copper-catalyzed tandem oxidative cyclization of cinnamamides with benzyl hydrocarbons through cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
abstract: The copper-catalyzed tandem oxidative cyclization of cinnamamides with benzyl hydrocarbons through the direct cross-dehydrogenative coupling of sp(3) and sp(2) C-H bonds has been developed. Satisfactorily, ethers, alcohols and alkanes could also be used instead of benzyl hydrocarbons in this transformation, which allows rapid access to diverse dihydroquinolinones in one step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science and MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. duanxh@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shi-Liu
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Li-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Duan