Chen Cheng-Yu, Zhao Jing-Hao, Xiong Li-Xue, Wang Feiyi, Yang Guichun, Ma Chao
Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
Org Biomol Chem. 2022 May 26;20(20):4101-4104. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00447j.
A selective arylation of donor-acceptor diazo compounds with aniline derivatives catalyzed by Lewis acidic boranes is developed. This simple reaction protocol provides an efficient method for the synthesis of diarylacetates under metal-free conditions.
