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. 2014 Nov 25;137(1):18–21. doi: 10.1021/ja5093166

Table 1. Metal Sources for C–H Activation of Toluene.

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entry [M] source
(100 mol%)		 yield
(%)a 		entry [M] source
(100 mol%)		 yield
(%)a
1 Au(OAc)3b 0 7 Pd(TFA)2 81
2 Cu(OAc)2b 0 8 PdCl2 0
3 Rh2(OAc)4b 0 9 PdCl2(MeCN)2 0
4 Ni(OAc)2b 0 10 PdCl2(COD)2 0
5 [Pt4(OAc)8]HOAcb 0 11 [Pd(allyl)Cl2]2 0
6 Pd(OAc)2 77 12 Pd2dba3 0
a

Isolated yield.

b

Azlactone dimer as substrate, 20 mol% metal source, 5 h.