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The Catalytic Intermolecular Orthoarylation of Phenols
Author(s) -
Bedford Robin B.,
Coles Simon J.,
Hursthouse Michael B.,
Limmert Michael E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200390037
Subject(s) - phenols , catalysis , intermolecular force , transesterification , phenol , chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule
The use of Wilkinson's catalyst with diisopropylphosphinite ligands acting as cocatalysts allows the catalytic orthoarylation of phenols [Eq. (1)], a process that relies on a CH activation of a phenol that has been incorporated into the cocatalyst by transesterification.