Visible-light-driven C(sp2)-H arylation of phenols with arylbromides enabled by electron donor-acceptor excitation

Da Liang Zhu, Shan Jiang, David James Young, Qi Wu, Hai Yan Li, Hong Xi Li

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    Abstract

    We have developed a catalyst-free visible-light-driven C(sp2)-H arylation of unprotected phenols with arylbromides to give 2-arylated phenols. This reaction proceeds through the excitation of an electron donor-acceptor complex between a phenolate and an arylbromide, electron transfer, and debrominative C(sp2)-C(sp2) coupling.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3637-3640
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemical communications (Cambridge, England)
    Volume58
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2022

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21971182 and 21771131). The authors greatly thank the editor and the reviewers for their helpful comments.

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