Synthesis of Phenol, Aromatic Ether, and Benzofuran Derivatives by Copper‐Catalyzed Hydroxylation of Aryl Halides

Abstract

A smooth operator: The copper-catalyzed synthesis of phenols from aryl halides was carried out under relatively mild reaction conditions. Alkyl aryl ethers and benzofurans could also be prepared smoothly by one-pot domino protocols based on hydroxylation of aryl iodides (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by 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.