Iron-catalyzed conversion of unactivated aryl halides to phenols in water

Although iron is low-cost and environmentally friendly, there is no report about iron-catalyzed conversion of unactivated aryl halides to phenols. In this Letter, a new method for the present conversion was developed with iron compounds as the catalyst and water as the solvent. The suggested method...

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Published in:Tetrahedron letters 2010-01, Vol.51 (1), p.43-45
Main Authors: Ren, Yunlai, Cheng, Lin, Tian, Xinzhe, Zhao, Shuang, Wang, Jianji, Hou, Chaodong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aryl halide
Iron
Phenol
Water
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Summary:Although iron is low-cost and environmentally friendly, there is no report about iron-catalyzed conversion of unactivated aryl halides to phenols. In this Letter, a new method for the present conversion was developed with iron compounds as the catalyst and water as the solvent. The suggested method allowed a series of unactivated aryl bromides and aryl iodides to be converted into the corresponding substituted phenols in moderate to high yields.
ISSN:0040-4039
1873-3581
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.036