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Avishek Das1, Shivanshu Tripathi1, Lisa Roy2
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhauri 462 066, India.
Abstract:
Herein, we demonstrate chelating-group-assisted C(sp2)-O reductive elimination at gold(III) centers. Detailed stoichiometric studies highlighted the importance of a chelating group for achieving successful C-O reductive elimination, paving the way for the development of a catalytic version. The mechanistic investigations, including control experiments, 31P NMR, mass spectrometry, and density functional theory (DFT) studies, suggested that the synergistic effect of the ligand and chelating group creates a highly coordinated environment around the Au(III) center to facilitate the C(sp2)-O bond-forming reaction.
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