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Steric Control of Site Selectivity in the Pd-Catalyzed C–H Acetoxylation of Simple Arenes

AK Cook, MH Emmert, MS Sanford

Index: Organic Letters, , vol. 15, # 21 p. 5428 - 5431

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Abstract

... Volume: Page ... Organic Letters. ... large increases in yield and enhancements in selectivity for acetoxylation at the sterically less hindered 4-position.(14) Under these conditions, the best selectivity was obtained with acridine as the ligand (1A:1B = 5:95, entry 8).(15). ...