A Catalyst-Controlled Aerobic Coupling of<i>ortho</i>-Quinones and Phenols Applied to the Synthesis of Aryl Ethers
作者:Zheng Huang、Jean-Philip Lumb
DOI:10.1002/anie.201606359
日期:2016.9.12
ortho‐Quinones are underutilized six‐carbon‐atom building blocks. We herein describe an approach for controlling their reactivity with copper that gives rise to a catalytic aerobic cross‐coupling with phenols. The resulting aryl ethers are generated in high yield across a broad substrate scope under mild conditions. This method represents a unique example where the covalent modification of an ortho‐quinone