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Organic Letters· 2026Q1

Room-Temperature C–C Bond Cleavage and Ring Expansion of Benzene by a Copper(I)-Substituted Silylene

Jiabao Chang, Cheng Xu, Yaofeng Chen

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A copper(I)-substituted silylene reversibly inserts into benzene C–C bonds at room temperature, enabling ring expansion and diverse functionalization via cleavage of the resulting Cu–Si bond.

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Field: Inorganic Chemistry

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