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SUBMITTER: Zhang D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ChemistryOpen 20220224 7
A computational study has been performed to investigate the mechanism of Rh<sup>III</sup> -catalyzed C-H bond activation using sulfoxonium ylides as a carbene precursor. The stepwise and concerted activation modes for sulfoxonium ylides were investigated. Detailed theoretical results showed that the favored stepwise pathway involves C-H bond activation, carbonization, carbene insertion, and protonation. The free energy profiles for dialkylation of 2-phenylpyridine were also calculated to account ...[more]