title: Copper-in-charcoal (Cu/C) promoted diaryl ether formation.
abstract: Copper impregnated into charcoal efficiently catalyzes cross-couplings between aryl bromides and phenols. The etherifications were conveniently promoted by microwave heating. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. lipshutz@chem.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lipshutz
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: Benjamin R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Taft