A Computational Investigation of the Ligand-ControlledCu-Catalyzed Site-Selective Propargylation and Allenylation of CarbonylCompounds

摘要

A copper-catalyzed site-selective propargylation/allenylation reaction toward carbonyl compounds has been mechanistically investigated using a computational approach. Different reaction pathways and catalytic cycles were investigated. Control of the site selectivity arises from a destabilizing interaction introduced by the phenyl-substituted ligand.