Abstract
A range of secondary and tertiary phenylacetamides undergo oxidative homodimerization to afford biaryls. The reaction proceeds under palladium catalysis in the presence of a copper cocatalyst and oxygen and is most effective for electron-rich substrates. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5713-5715 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Nov 2011 |