Efficient Dehydration of 1-Phenylethanol to Styrene by Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Fused-Bisoxazolidine Catalysts
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The air-stable copper(II) catalyst [Cu(mesoFOX-L1)(MeCN)][OTf]2 (2a) is prepared from a fused meso-dipyridylbisoxazolidine (mesoFOX-L1) and CuBr2, followed by treatment with AgOTf. The compound is a catalyst for the dehydration of 1-phenylethanol to styrene (+... ...
