Jackson Richard F W, Rilatt Ian, Murray P John
Department of Chemistry, Dainton Building, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UKS3 7HF.
Org Biomol Chem. 2004 Jan 7;2(1):110-3. doi: 10.1039/b311515a. Epub 2003 Nov 18.
Palladium-catalysed reaction of unprotected 2-, 3-, and 4-iodophenols with a range of amino acid derived organozinc reagents (not used in excess) gives the expected products in good to excellent yield, demonstrating that carbon-zinc bonds are not protonated by acidic phenols under the conditions of palladium-catalysed coupling reactions.