Selective alkyl ether cleavage by cationic bis(phosphine)iridium complexes
作者:Caleb A. H. Jones、Nathan D. Schley
DOI:10.1039/c8ob02298d
日期:——
conversion of alkyl ethers to silylethers via C–O bond cleavage. The previously-reported cationic pincer-supported iridium complex for this transformation suffers from poor selectivity with regard to monodealkylation of substrate ethers. We demonstrate that a simple non-pincer iridium complex offers improved selectivity and is capable of benzylic ether cleavage in the presence of reductively-labile