title: Copper-catalyzed aromatic C-H alkoxylation with alcohols under aerobic conditions.
abstract: An efficient protocol for copper-catalyzed aromatic C-H alkoxylation with alcohols has been developed under aerobic conditions. The protocol provides a complementary method to couple arenes and alcohols to furnish aromatic ethers. The advantages of this method are the employment of a cheap Cu(OAc)2catalyst, oxygen as the terminal oxidant and alcohol as both an alkoxy reagent and a solvent. Notably, the catalytic amount of benzoic acid plays a significant role in this transformation.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 DongchuanRoad, Shanghai 200240, China. shenzengming@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wenkui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zengming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen