title: Palladium-catalyzed direct ortho alkoxylation of aromatic azo compounds with alcohols.
abstract: An efficient and highly regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy aromatic azo compounds via palladium(II)-catalyzed alkoxylation of azobenzene derivatives directed by the azo group using alcohols as the alkoxylation reagents and PhI(OAc)2 as the oxidant has been developed. The method is applicable to both primary and secondary alcohols and affords moderate to good yields.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210097, China.
authors.forename: Zhangwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Peipei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D001391:Azo Compounds; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010165:Palladium; C009850:azobenzene