Fig. 1: CH–π interactions in transition metal catalysis. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: CH–π interactions in transition metal catalysis.

From: Noncovalent interaction with a spirobipyridine ligand enables efficient iridium-catalyzed C–H activation

Fig. 1

a Examples of CH–π interactions proposed computationally to stabilize a transition state in transition metal catalysis. b Selected active ligands for the C–H borylation of arenes. c Efficient C–H borylation of electron-rich arenes enabled by spirobipyridine (SpiroBpy) ligand through CH–π interaction. TM transition metal. pin pinacolato. iPr isopropyl. Et ethyl. EDG electron-donating group. THF tetrahydrofuran.

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