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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 55(84): 12711-12714, 2019 Oct 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31588448
ABSTRACT
The electrochemically generated CuIICuIII mixed-valence species promotes activation of strong aliphatic C-H bonds (i.e. toluene) at room temperature. The mechanistic pathway turns from stoichiometric to catalytic upon addition of base, hence demonstrating that such high-valence dicopper species can be key reactive intermediates in copper-based oxidative processes.