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Palladium-catalyzed aerobic dehydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanones to phenols

Y Izawa, D Pun, SS Stahl

Index: Izawa, Yusuke; Pun, Doris; Stahl, Shannon S. Science, 2011 , vol. 333, # 6039 p. 209 - 213

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Citation Number: 183

Abstract

Abstract Aromatic molecules are key constituents of many pharmaceuticals, electronic materials, and commodity plastics. The utility of these molecules directly reflects the identity and pattern of substituents on the aromatic ring. Here, we report a palladium (II) catalyst system, incorporating an unconventional ortho-dimethylaminopyridine ligand, for the conversion of substituted cyclohexanones to the corresponding phenols. The reaction ...