title: Ruthenium-catalyzed aldehyde functionality reshuffle: selective synthesis of E-2-arylcinnamaldehydes from E-β-bromostyrenes and aryl aldehydes.
abstract: A new concept for highly selective synthesis of E-2-arylcinnamaldehydes has been developed via a formal arylformylation of E-β-bromostyrenes with readily available aryl aldehydes. This strategy involves an overall reshuffle of the aldehyde functionality with a loss of hydrogen bromide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Honghua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ruimao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Chao-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Li