title: Novel template-directed anodic phenol-coupling reaction.
abstract: Substituted phenols were anodically coupled to the corresponding 2,2'-biphenols via tetraphenoxy borate derivatives. This electrochemical method is particularly useful for methyl-substituted substrates, such as 2,4-dimethyl phenol. The selective ortho-coupling reaction can be easily performed on a multikilogram scale.
authors.affiliation: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Itamar M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Malkowsky
authors.forename: Christina E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rommel
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fröhlich
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Griesbach
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pütter
authors.forename: Siegfried R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Waldvogel
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D010636:Phenols