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Synfacts 2011(4): 0423-0423  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259604
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation and Oxidative Coupling with Alkenes

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Andreas K. Steib
A. S. Tsai, M. Brasse, R. G. Bergman*, J. A. Ellman*
Yale University, New Haven, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
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18 March 2011 (online)

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A novel method for the oxidative coupling of aryl O-methyl oximes with unactivated alkenes via C-H bond activation using a rhodium(III) catalyst is described. The new reaction proceeds in moderate to good yield in the presence of Cu(OAc)2 as oxidant and AgSbF6 as halide abstractor.