Copper‐ or Iron‐Catalyzed Arylation of Phenols from respectively Aryl Chlorides and Aryl Iodides

Abstract

The first general entry into copper-catalyzed arylation of phenols from aryl chlorides is the principal outcome of the study presented in this article. The use of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione (1) as ligand is the key to the success of this reaction. An additional finding of this study, touched upon only briefly here, is the 1/Fe-catalyzed arylation of phenols from aryl iodides (R=a donating or an electron-withdrawing group). Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2111/2008/z800436_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.