Cesium Carbonate (Cs2CO3) in Organic Synthesis: A Sexennial Update (2018 to Date)

What is it about?

Cesium carbonate is an alkali carbonate salt that has numerous applications and has been proven to be a mild inorganic base in organic synthesis. It has garnered significant attention due to its practicality in C-H functionalization and heteroatom-heteroatom bond formation reactions, in addition to its application in conventional synthetic transformations. In this six-year update, we have examined the most important applications of Cs2CO3 in organic synthesis from 2018 to the present, including the scope of the reaction and providing detailed explanations of the underlying mechanisms.

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Why is it important?

This review provides the collective knowledge about the role of Cesium carbonate in Organic Synthesis.