A new "bicycle helmet"-like copper(ii),sodiumphenylsilsesquioxane. Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity

Dalton Trans. 2018 Nov 13;47(44):15666-15669. doi: 10.1039/c8dt03209b.

Abstract

A new "bicycle helmet"-like copper(ii),sodiumphenylsilsesquioxane Ph12Si12O12(OH)(O-)11Cu5Na(bipy)3(H2O) exhibited high catalytic efficiency in two homogeneous reactions: (i) functionalization of C-H compounds; (ii) formation of benzamides from alcohols.