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Triethanolamine as an Inexpensive and Efficient Ligand for Copper‐Catalyzed Hydroxylation of Aryl Halides in Water
Author(s) -
Wang Deping,
Kuang Daizhi,
Zhang Fuxing,
Tang Siping,
Jiang Wujiu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201301370
Subject(s) - triethanolamine , chemistry , hydroxylation , aryl , catalysis , halide , ligand (biochemistry) , combinatorial chemistry , phenols , copper , organic chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , biochemistry , alkyl , receptor , enzyme
The CuI/triethanolamine catalyst system efficiently promotes the direct hydroxylation of aryl iodides and bromides in water to provide the corresponding phenols in good to excellent yields. Moreover, the procedure avoids the use of toxic organic solvents and tolerates many functional groups.