Chemoselectivity in Catalytic CC and CH Bond Activation: Controlling Intermolecular Carboacylation and Hydroarylation of Alkenes

It's all under control: The selection between CC and CH activation pathways in 8-acylquinolines can be influenced by the choice of catalyst and solvent (see scheme; cod=cycloocta-1,5-diene). In this approach, an unstrained CC σ bond is activated and subsequent intermolecular carboacylation of an olefin results in the formation of two new CC σ bonds. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.