A biaryl cross-coupling strategy for functionalisation of benzocrown ethers.
Preparation of (di)benzocrown-substituted aryl-zinc or -boron reagents and their palladium-catalysed cross-coupling with functionalised aryl halides is described for convenient synthesis of novel crown ether systems.
Dixon
Sally
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School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
Brown
Richard C D
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Gale
Philip A
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