1.Ambient-Temperature Ortho C-H Arylation of Benzoic Acids with Aryl Iodides with Ligand-Supported Palladium Catalyst.
Zhu C1, Zhang Y1, Kan J1, Zhao H1, Su W1. Org Lett. 2015 Jul 17;17(14):3418-21. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01398. Epub 2015 Jul 2.
The ambient-temperature ortho C-H arylation of electron-deficient benzoic acids with aryl iodides has been achieved by using an Ac-Ile-OH-supported Pd catalyst. A wide range of unactivated benzoic acids could cross-couple an array of aryl iodides in moderate to excellent yields. The choice of HFIP as a solvent is crucial to realizing the mild C-H arylation, and the beneficial effect of the ligand on the reaction likely stems from the accelerated C-H activation process and the improved catalyst lifetime.
