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Ni(I)-Catalyzed Hydroxylation of Aryl Halides with Water under Thermal Catalysis

Liu Yang, Yonggang Yan, Ni Cao, Jing Hao, Gang Li, Wei Zhang, Rui Cao, Chao Wang, Jianliang Xiao and Dong Xue*

*School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710119, China, Email: xuedong_welcomesnnu.edu.cn

L. Yang, Y. Yan, N. Cao, J. Hao, G. Li, W. Zhang, R. Cao, C. Wang, J. Xiao, D. Xue, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 9431-9435.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03840


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Abstract

The combination of a Ni catalyst and PhSiH3 promotes a highly efficient hydroxylation of (hetero)aryl halides using water as a hydroxyl source to provide diverse multifunctional pharmaceutically phenols and polyphenols.

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hydroxylation


ID: J54-Y2022