Abstract
Oxidative coupling reactions offer an elegant method to form
a carbon-carbon bond from two carbon-hydrogen
bonds. The ubiquity of carbon-hydrogen bonds in organic
molecules offers the potential to couple simple starting materials
in order to create products of higher complexity in a single step
without the formation of unwanted waste products. This article reviews
catalytic oxidative coupling reactions that proceed without the
formation of intermediate organometallic species bearing carbon-metal
bonds, focusing on key developments and recent publications.
1 Introduction
2 Arenes
2.1 Binaphthols
2.2 Biphenols and Bianilines
2.3 Other Reactions with Arenes
3 Carbonyl and Related Compounds
4 Amines
4.1 Cyanation
4.2 Arylation
4.3 Nitroalkylation
4.4 Coupling with Carbonyl Compounds
5 Amides
6 Ethers
7 Allylic Compounds
8 Hydrocarbons
8.1 Arylation
8.2 Coupling with Carbonyl Compounds
9 Conclusions and Outlook
Key words
oxidative coupling - C-H bond functionalization - cross-coupling - oxidations - catalysis
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