Small organic molecules with tailored structures: initiators in the transition-metal-free C–H arylation of unactivated arenes
Zhenghui Liu, Peng Wang, Yu Chen, Zhenzhong Yan, Suqing Chen, Wenjun Chen, Tiancheng Mu
Abstract
A small organic molecule was tailored for the efficient synthesis of biphenyl and its derivatives from aryl iodides.
Topics & Concepts
Transition metalChemistryMoleculeOrganic moleculesMetalCombinatorial chemistryPolymer chemistryStereochemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsRadical Photochemical Reactions