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Copper Catalyzed sp3 C-H Etherification with Acyl Protected Phenols
Salvador, Tolani K.,Arnett, Charles H.,Kundu, Subrata,Sapiezynski, Nicholas G.,Bertke, Jeffery A.,Raghibi Boroujeni, Mahdi,Warren, Timothy H.
supporting information, p. 16580 - 16583 (2017/01/10)
A variety of acyl protected phenols AcOAr participate in sp3 C-H etherification of substrates R-H to give alkyl aryl ethers R-OAr employing tBuOOtBu as oxidant with copper(I) β-diketiminato catalysts [CuI]. Although 1°, 2°, and 3° C-H bonds may be functionalized, selectivity studies reveal a preference for the construction of hindered, 3° C-OAr bonds. Mechanistic studies indicate that β-diketiminato copper(II) phenolates [CuII]-OAr play a key role in this C-O bond forming reaction, formed via transesterification of AcOAr with [CuII]-OtBu intermediates generated upon reaction of [CuI] with tBuOOtBu.