Chemistry–A European Journal

Selective One??Pot Access to Symmetrical or Unsymmetrical Diaryl Ethers by Copper??Catalyzed Double Arylation of a Simple Oxygen Source

A Tlili, F Monnier, M Taillefer

Index: Tlili, Anis; Monnier, Florian; Taillefer, Marc Chemistry - A European Journal, 2010 , vol. 16, # 41 p. 12299 - 12302

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Abstract

The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups is one of the most important challenges in contemporary chemistry.[1] An example of chemoselectivity is illustrated here in the synthesis of symmetrical or unsymmetrical diaryl ethers, which constitute a wide family of active compounds in natural products and polymer science.[2] Their syntheses usually require the presence of copper [3] or palladium [4] ...