Palladium-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative functionalization of C(sp 2)-H bonds

Abstract

The catalytic cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction has received intense attention in recent years. The attractive feature of this coupling process is the formation of a C-C bond from two C-H moieties under oxidative conditions. In this Focus Review, recent advances in the palladium-catalyzed CDC reactions of C(sp2)-H bond are summarized, with a focus on the period from 2011 to early 2013. Copyright © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.