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CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 50, Issue 10, Pages 1814-1817Publisher
CHEMICAL SOC JAPAN
DOI: 10.1246/cl.210439
Keywords
Bidentate auxiliary; Copper; C-H Functionalization
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- JSPS KAKENHI [15H05485, JP 17H06092]
- Kyoto Technoscience Center
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15H05485] Funding Source: KAKEN
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A new method for the cyanation of phenols with ortho-selectivity has been developed using Cu-mediated C-H activation and ethyl cyanoformate. The success of this method lies in the introduction of a bidentate auxiliary that is easily attachable, detachable, and recyclable. This protocol shows tolerance towards various carbonyl functional groups, which were incompatible with previous methods using Lewis acid promoters.
A Cu-mediated ortho-selective C-H cyanation of phenols with ethyl cyanoformate as the cyano source has been developed. The key to success is the introduction of 4,4'-di-tent-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine (dtbpy) bidentate auxiliary on the phenol oxygen, which is easily attachable, detachable, and recyclable. The newly developed protocol is tolerant of several carbonyl functional groups, which are incompatible with previous Lewis-acid-promoted cyanation of phenols.
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