title: Intermolecular C-O addition of carboxylic acids to arynes.
abstract: A novel, efficient, and expedient route to biologically and pharmaceutically important o-hydroxyaryl ketones, xanthones, 4-chromanones, and flavones has been developed starting from readily available carboxylic acids and commercially available o-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: Anton V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Dubrovskiy
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Larock
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002244:Carbon; D001554:Benzene; D010100:Oxygen