title: Carbon-hydrogen bond functionalization approach for the synthesis of fluorenones and ortho-arylated benzonitriles.
abstract: A sequence consisting of palladium-catalyzed benzamide ortho-arylation/reaction with (CF3CO)2O was developed allowing a convenient one-pot synthesis of ortho-arylated benzonitriles and fluorenone derivatives. The outcome of this transformation is dependent on the amide N-alkyl substituent. Dehydration of ortho-arylated N-cyclohexyl-benzamides by (CF3CO)2O results in efficient production of benzonitriles. In contrast, o-arylated N-propylbenzamides are converted to fluorenone derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5003, USA.
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shabashov
authors.forename: Jesús R Molina
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Olafs
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Daugulis