title: Pd-catalyzed C3-selective arylation of pyridines with phenyl tosylates.
abstract: We have discovered that phenyl tosylates can be used to arylate pyridines at the C3-position using a Pd(OAc)2-1,10-phenanthroline catalyst system. We also discovered that the reaction of 4-methylpyridine with naphthyl tosylates occurred on the methyl group instead of at the C3-position.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Fenglin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Qingwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Jidan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ruqing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tan