Simple rhodium-chlorophosphine pre-catalysts for the ortho-arylation of phenols

Robin B Bedford; Michael Betham; Andrew J M Caffyn; Jonathan P H Charmant; Lesley C Lewis-Alleyne; Philip D Long; Dorian Polo-Cerón; Sanjiv Prashar

doi:10.1039/b718128k

Simple rhodium-chlorophosphine pre-catalysts for the ortho-arylation of phenols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Feb 28:(8):990-2. doi: 10.1039/b718128k. Epub 2008 Jan 10.

Authors

Robin B Bedford¹, Michael Betham, Andrew J M Caffyn, Jonathan P H Charmant, Lesley C Lewis-Alleyne, Philip D Long, Dorian Polo-Cerón, Sanjiv Prashar

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS. r.bedford@bristol.ac.uk

PMID: 18283359
DOI: 10.1039/b718128k

Abstract

Simple chlorodiisopropylphosphine adducts of rhodium, either pre-formed or formed in situ, prove to be highly effective catalysts for the ortho-arylation of phenols.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Crystallography, X-Ray
Ligands
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Phenols / chemical synthesis*
Phenols / chemistry
Phosphines / chemistry*
Propane / analogs & derivatives*
Propane / chemistry
Rhodium / chemistry*

Substances

Ligands
Organometallic Compounds
Phenols
Phosphines
chlorodiisopropylphosphine
Rhodium
Propane