title: Direct carboxylation of simple arenes with CO₂ through a rhodium-catalyzed C-H bond activation.
abstract: Direct carboxylation of simple arenes under atmospheric pressure of CO2 is achieved through a rhodium-catalyzed C-H bond activation without the assistance of a directing group. Various arenes such as benzene, toluene, xylene, electron-rich or electron-deficient benzene derivatives, and heteroaromatics are directly carboxylated with high TONs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan. niwasawa@chem.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takaya
authors.forename: Nobuharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwasawa