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. 2021 Jul 5;12(31):10598–10604. doi: 10.1039/d1sc02119b

Stereospecific C–H functionalization of benzocyclobutenols 2a.

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Conditions C: i. 2a (0.5 mmol), [Ir(COD)OMe]2 (0.05 mol%), Et2SiH2 (1.2 equiv.), THF, 30 °C; ii. [Ir(COD)Cl]2 (2.5 mol%), Me4Phen (6 mol%), A (1.0 equiv.), THF, 100 °C; iii. PhLi, THF, −78 °C; see the ESI for more details.

b

iii. KHCO3 (2.5 equiv.), H2O2 (10 equiv.), THF/MeOH (1 : 1), 50 °C.