Dual-Functional Reductant/Copper Catalytic System for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols and N -Heterocycles without an External Base
This work developed a practical and highly efficient Cu(II) catalytic system for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols and the dehydrogenative aromatization of N-heterocycles. This approach overcomes the reliance of traditional Cu(II) catalysts on strong bases. We designed a new N,N,O-tridentate Cu(II) complex (Cat 2), b...