Iron-catalyzed C-O cross-couplings of phenols with aryl iodides

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 586-588

  Bistri, Olivia ^a   Correa, Arkaitz ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arylation; Catalysis; Cross coupling; Iron; Phenol

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETHERS; IRON; LIGANDS;

ARYL IODIDES; CROSS COUPLING;

PHENOLS;

CARBON; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; IODIDE; IRON; OXYGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATION;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HALOGENATION; IODIDES; IRON; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHENOLS;

EID: 38949187989     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704018     Document Type: Article

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