title: para-Selective C-H bond functionalization of iodobenzenes.
abstract: Selective C-H bond activation and functionalization is an invaluable and eco-friendly tool for new chemical bond construction. Recently, great progress has been made in the highly selective ortho- and meta-C-H bond functionalization of arene derivatives. In contrast, the remote para-C-H bond functionalization still remains a challenge. Herein, an oxidation-induced strategy for para-selective C-H bond functionalization of iodobenzenes towards the synthesis of various useful asymmetric diaryl ethers was demonstrated. This strategy not only provides a novel method for para-C-H bond functionalization, but also proposes a general idea for the development of new, highly selective para-C-H functionalization reactions.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Haiming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hanwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China. zlhuang@whu.edu.cn aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhiliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China and College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China. zlhuang@whu.edu.cn aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Aiwen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lei