Organic Letters · 2015 · 29 citations · 33 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCatalysisSynthetic Medicinal ChemistryAmino Acid ChemistryCatalytic MechanismsAmino Acid DerivativesArylation Reactions
The Pd(II)-catalyzed arylation of unactivated β-C(sp(3))-H bonds in α-hydroxy aliphatic acid with a variety of aryl iodides was developed utilizing an amino acid auxiliary as a directing group. This protocol provides access to biologically active β-arylated-α-hydroxy acid derivatives.
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