Christopher Whiteoak
Benzamides as readily accessible and cheap compounds for use as highly-modular starting point for building-up molecular complexity. In our current research we have applied both one-pot sequential and cascade reactions to quickly and easily arrive at complex heterocyclic compounds using Cp*Co(III)-catalyzed C-H functionalization as the key tool. Whilst developing these protocols we have become interested in some of the mechanistic intricacies which have arisen, and these will be highlighted in this presentation, along with an overview of the synthetic results our research has achieved to date.