Efficient Rh(I)-catalyzed direct arylation and alkenylation of arene C-H bonds via decarbonylation of benzoic and cinnamic anhydrides

Weiwei Jin; Zhengkun Yu; Wei He; Wenjing Ye; Wen-Jing Xiao

doi:10.1021/ol9000729

Efficient Rh(I)-catalyzed direct arylation and alkenylation of arene C-H bonds via decarbonylation of benzoic and cinnamic anhydrides

Org Lett. 2009 Mar 19;11(6):1317-20. doi: 10.1021/ol9000729.

Authors

Weiwei Jin¹, Zhengkun Yu, Wei He, Wenjing Ye, Wen-Jing Xiao

Affiliation

¹ Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China.

PMID: 19281136
DOI: 10.1021/ol9000729

Abstract

Efficient rhodium(I)-catalyzed regioselective direct arylation and alkenylation of aromatic C-H bonds has been realized with aromatic carboxylic and cinnamic anhydrides as the coupling partners via decarbonylation and C-H activation under phosphine-free conditions.