A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer as a highly efficient organocatalyst for the direct arylations of unactivated arenes

Huaiqing Zhao; Jie Shen; Juanjuan Guo; Ruijuan Ye; Huaqiang Zeng

doi:10.1039/c3cc00019b

A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer as a highly efficient organocatalyst for the direct arylations of unactivated arenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Mar 21;49(23):2323-5. doi: 10.1039/c3cc00019b.

Authors

Huaiqing Zhao¹, Jie Shen, Juanjuan Guo, Ruijuan Ye, Huaqiang Zeng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543.

PMID: 23403921
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc00019b

Abstract

A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer was shown to catalyze highly efficient transition-metal-free arylations of unactivated aromatic C-H bonds with aryl iodides and bromides in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide.

MeSH terms

Bromides / chemistry
Butanols / chemistry
Catalysis
Iodides / chemistry
Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Pyridones / chemistry*

Substances

Bromides
Butanols
Iodides
Macrocyclic Compounds
Pyridones
tert-butoxide, potassium