Abstract
We demonstrate that a simple Co(III)-complex can efficiently catalyze the cleavage of unstrained C–C bonds via the β-carbon elimination of secondary and tertiary alcohols bearing a directing group. The cobalt-aryl intermediate generated under the reaction conditions can be trapped by different electrophiles to generate a new carbon–carbon bond. Some essential features of this new Co-based mechanistic manifold were revealed by preliminary mechanistic studies.
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