Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Carbonylative CC Coupling in Water by Directed CH Bond Activation

Abstract

First things first: The title reaction of arenes bearing ortho-directing groups (DG) in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst and aryl iodide is presented. The reaction is general for variously substituted aryl iodides to give ketones in moderate to good yields, and water serves as the solvent. The system is highly selective towards the mono-carbonylative arylation by ortho CH functionalization. cod=cyclo-1,5-octadiene. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. 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.