Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative C-H Functionalization of Azomethine Ylides

摘要

Metal-catalyzed oxidative C-H olefination of arenes has emerged as a powerful alternative to the traditional Heck coupling for new C-C bond formation. The significance of this reaction has been elegantly demonstrated in many new synthetic methods as well as in the total synthesis of natural products. Whereas oxidative olefination is predominantly catalyzed by palladium complexes, rhodium(III)-catalyzed olefination of C-H bonds has increasingly received attention owing to high efficiency, broad scope, and good functional group tolerance.