Gold‐Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts‐Like Reaction of Benzylic Alcohols to Afford 1,1‐Diarylalkanes

A gold‐catalyzed, Friedel–Crafts‐like benzylation of unactivated benzylic alcohols to form 1,1‐diarylalkanes has been developed. The operationally convenient method uses only 1.3 equivalents of the electron‐rich arene, employs readily available starting materials, is highly reproducible, and is tole...

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Published in:	European journal of organic chemistry Vol. 2019; no. 42; pp. 7063 - 7066
Main Authors:	Oakley, James V., Stanley, Tyler J., Jesse, Kate A., Melanese, Amanda K., Alvarez, Araceli A., Prince, Aloha L., Cain, Stephanie E., Wenzel, Anna G., Iafe, Robert G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 14-11-2019
Subjects:	Alcohol Alcohols Diarylalkanes Electrophilic substitution Fluorene synthesis Friedel-Crafts reaction Gold Regioselectivity
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