title: Activation of "inert" alkenyl/aryl C-O bond and its application in cross-coupling reactions.
abstract: Enol and phenol functionalities are very common in organic molecules. Utilization of these materials is very appealing in organic synthesis because they are important alternatives to organohalides in cross-coupling reactions. In this review, we summarize the transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling of enol- and phenol-based electrophiles, including phosphates, sulfonates, ethers, carboxylates, and phenolates.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Green Chemistry Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bi-Jie
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Da-Gang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chang-Liang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhang-Jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Shi