title: Direct intermolecular C-H arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl bromides catalysed by 2-pyridyl carbinol.
abstract: Direct intermolecular C-H arylation employing aryl bromide as the arene source has been developed. This process proceeds via a simple transition-metal-free pathway. With the aid of inexpensive and commercially available 2-pyridyl carbinol and potassium tert-butoxide, various unactivated arene C-H bonds can be directly arylated by aryl bromides through homolytic aromatic substitution.
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI), Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Yinuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pui Ying
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: Fuk Yee
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Kwong