posted on 2017-03-02, 23:29authored byJun Ozawa, Motomu Kanai
A silver-catalyzed
chlorination of benzylic, tertiary, and secondary
C(sp3)–H bonds was developed. The reaction proceeded
with as low as 0.2 mol % catalyst loading at room temperature under
air atmosphere with synthetically useful functional group compatibility.
The regioselectivity and reactivity tendencies suggest that the chlorination
proceeded through a radical pathway, but an intermediate alkylsilver
species cannot be ruled out.