The Conversion of Phenols to the Corresponding Aryl Halides Under Mild Conditions

Alicia L. S. Thompson; George W. Kabalka; Murthy R. Akula; John W. Huffman

doi:10.1055/s-2005-861791

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The Conversion of Phenols to the Corresponding Aryl Halides Under Mild Conditions

Alicia L. S. Thompson^a, George W. Kabalka^b, Murthy R. Akula^b, John W. Huffman*^a
^a Clemson University, Department of Chemistry, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0973, USA
Fax: +1(864)6566613; e-Mail: huffman@clemson.edu;
^b Departments of Chemistry and Radiology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600, USA

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Mild, novel procedures have been developed for the syntheses of aryl halides from the corresponding phenols in modest to good yields via boronate ester intermediates.

Key words

aryl halides - phenols - boronates - halogenation - palladium coupling

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