Catalysis Communications

Simple and efficient CuI/PEG-400 system for hydroxylation of aryl halides with potassium hydroxide

J Chen, T Yuan, W Hao, M Cai

Index: Chen, Junmin; Yuan, Tangjun; Hao, Wenyan; Cai, Mingzhong Catalysis Communications, 2011 , vol. 12, # 15 p. 1463 - 1465

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Abstract

This work reports a simple and efficient CuI/PEG-400 system for hydroxylation of aryl halides with potassium hydroxide. This protocol offers a direct transformation of aryl iodides or bromides to substituted phenols in great diversity. A very wide variety of functional groups are tolerated on aryl halides partners such as carboxyl, aldehyde and hydroxyl group.