title: Novel highly selective catalytic oxychlorination of phenols.
abstract: The highly selective oxychlorination of various phenols catalyzed by CuCl2 under mild conditions, in which chloride ions are used as chlorinating agents and dioxygen as a final oxidant, has been developed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Menini
authors.forename: Elena V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Gusevskaya
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D003300:Copper; C029892:cupric chloride