Metal-Free C–O Bond Functionalization: Catalytic Intramolecular and Intermolecular Benzylation of Arenes
作者:Luis Bering、Kirujan Jeyakumar、Andrey P. Antonchick
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01495
日期:2018.7.6
conditions enabled a catalytic and metal-free Friedel–Craftsalkylation reaction with benzylic alcohols, producing water as the stoichiometric byproduct. A comprehensive scope (>50 examples) for both approaches and application in drug synthesis were demonstrated. Mechanistic studies suggest a Lewis acid-based mechanism for the metal-free Friedel–Crafts reaction.