Experimental and computational studies provide detailed insight into the selectivity- and reactivity-controlling factors in bifurcated ruthenium-catalyzed direct C-H arylations and dehydrogenative C-H/C-H functionalizations. Thorough investigations revealed the importance of arene-ligand-free complexes for the formation of biscyclometalated intermediates within a ruthenium(II/IV/II) mechanistic manifold.
Keywords: C−H activation; density functional calculations; oxidative catalysis; reaction mechanisms; ruthenium.
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