Organic Letters

Pd-Catalyzed Site-Selective p-Hydroxyphenyloxylation of Benzylic α-C (sp3)–H Bonds with 1, 4-Benzoquinone

G Song, Z Zheng, Y Wang, X Yu

Index: Zhang, Shuai; Song, Feijie; Zhao, Dongbing; You, Jingsong Chemical Communications, 2013 , vol. 49, # 40 p. 4558 - 4560

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Abstract

A Pd-catalyzed, site-selective p-hydroxyphenyloxylation of benzylic α-C (sp3)–H bonds with 1, 4-benzoquinone using thioamide as a directing group is reported. 1, 4-Benzoquinone is employed as the p-hydroxyphenyloxy source without extra oxidants. This method exclusively