title: Selective 4-arylation of pyridines by a nonmetalloorganic process.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Mild and position-selective nucleophilic 4-arylation of pyridines has been accomplished by the use of triflic anhydride N-activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. corey@chemistry.harvard.edu
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian