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This review is devoted to dehydrogenative C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-coupling reactions. In the review we discussed the reactions of aromatic N-heterocycles with such reagents as amides and aldehydes, alkenes, aromatic and heterocyclic compounds with the formation of the corresponding C–H/C–H coupling products. The review is focused on mechanism as well as scope and limitations of dehydrogenative cross-coupling reactions.
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Khalymbadzha, I.A., Fatykhov, R.F., Chupakhin, O.N. (2019). Functionalization of Aromatic N-Heterocycles via C(sp2)–H/C(sp2)–H CDC Reactions. In: Srivastava, A., Jana, C. (eds) Heterocycles via Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9144-6_2
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