Direct functionalization of arenes by primary alcohol sulfonate esters catalyzed by gold(III).
Alkylation of arenes by primary alcohol triflate or methanesulfonate esters can be efficiently catalyzed by AuCl3 with silver triflate.
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Zhangjie
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
He
Chuan
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