Direct cross-coupling of benzyl alcohols to construct diarylmethanes via palladium catalysis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Feb 14;51(13):2683-6. doi: 10.1039/c4cc10084k.

Abstract

A direct arylation to furnish diarylmethanes from benzyl alcohols was realized through Pd(PPh3)4-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling via benzylic C-O activation in the absence of any additives. The arylation is compatible with various functional groups. This development provides an atom- and step-economic way to approach a diarylmethane scaffold under mild and environmentally benign conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzyl Alcohols / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Methane / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methane / chemical synthesis*
  • Methane / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Palladium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Benzyl Alcohols
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Palladium
  • Methane