Ru-catalyzed branched versus linear selective C3-alkylation of 2-aroylbenzofurans with acrylates via C-H activation was written by Kommagalla, Yadagiri;Srinivas, Kolluru;Ramana, Chepuri V.. And the article was included in Chemistry – A European Journal in 2014.COA of Formula: C10H8O3 This article mentions the following:
The carbonyl-directed C3-H activation and alkylation of 2-aroylbenzo[b]furans with acrylates occurs selectively either in a linear or branched fashion, depending on the catalyst employed; [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 or Ru(PPh3)3Cl2, resp. Two alternate pathways-funded upon the differences in steric and electronic preferences of these two complexes is proposed for the selectivity of linear vs. branched products. © 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, Methyl benzofuran-2-carboxylate (cas: 1646-27-1COA of Formula: C10H8O3).
Methyl benzofuran-2-carboxylate (cas: 1646-27-1) belongs to benzofurans derivatives. Benzofurans are only weakly aromatic in nature and they are cleaved by many oxidative and reductive conditions. Benzofurans have also made significant and distinctive contributions to biology. They exhibit several biological activities that range from antiviral, antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory.COA of Formula: C10H8O3
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