Metal-Free Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Unfunctionalized Aromatic Compounds
摘要:
A new strategy for mixed biaryl synthesis has been developed using the hypervalent iodine(III) reagents. The unique reactivities of the sigma-heteroaryl iodine(III) intermediates generated in situ are the key element for the unusual metal catalyst-free transformations and strict control of the product selectivities.
Metal-free direct C–H functionalization reactions are a promising approach to convert hydrocarbon feedstock into value-added molecules. Diacetoxyl iodobenzene (DIB) is a benchtop stable hypervalent iodine compound that is frequently used as a non-metal oxidant in C–H functionalization. However, DIB has a relatively low reactivity and an acid promoter is usually required to achieve satisfactory performance
A new strategy for mixed biaryl synthesis has been developed using the hypervalent iodine(III) reagents. The unique reactivities of the sigma-heteroaryl iodine(III) intermediates generated in situ are the key element for the unusual metal catalyst-free transformations and strict control of the product selectivities.