The carbene insertion methodology for the catalytic functionalization of unreactive hydrocarbons: no classical C-H activation, but efficient C-H functionalization.

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Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Departamento de Química y Ciencia de los Materiales, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, 21007, Huelva, Spain.

Published: December 2006

This contribution intends to highlight the use of the metal-catalyzed functionalization of unreactive carbon-hydrogen bonds by the carbene insertion methodology, that employs diazo compounds as the carbene source.

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