title: Well-defined ruthenium(II) carboxylate as catalyst for direct C-H/C-O bond arylations with phenols in water.
abstract: The ruthenium(II) carboxylate complex [Ru(O(2)CMes)(2)(p-cymene)] enabled efficient direct arylations of unactivated C-H bonds with easily available, inexpensive phenols. Extraordinary chemoselectivity of the well-defined ruthenium catalyst set the stage for challenging C-H/C-O bond functionalizations to occur under solvent-free conditions as well as in water, and allowed first direct C-H bond arylations with user-friendly diaryl sulfates as electrophiles.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. Lutz.Ackermann@chemie.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: Jola
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pospech
authors.forename: Harish Kumar
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Potukuchi
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D000081007:Cymenes; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D000081007:Cymenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010636:Phenols; D014867:Water; C007210:4-cymene; D012428:Ruthenium