Synthesis of C2-Symmetric Benzimidazolium Salts and Their Application in Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular α-Arylation of Amides

A series of C2-symmetric chiral benzimidazolium salts, the precursor of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, were designed and synthesized from 1,2-dibromobenzene. In situ prepared corresponding carbenes were tested in the asymmetric palladium-catalyzed intramolecular α-arylation of amides, affording chi...

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Main Authors: Weiping He, Wei Zhao, Bihui Zhou, Haifeng Liu, Xiangrong Li, Linlin Li, Jie Li, Jianyou Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/6/742