Direct arylation of unactivated aromatic C–H bonds catalyzed by a stable organic radical†
Guo-Ping Yong,Wen-Long She,Yi-Man Zhang,Ying-Zhou Li
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 09/28/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1CC14420K
Abstract
A stable zwitterionic radical can catalyze direct arylation of unactivated aromatic C–H bonds via a chain homolytic aromatic substitution mechanism in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide.
