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Water-promoted ortho-selective monohydroxymethylation of phenols in the NaBO2 system
Li, Hui-Jing,Wu, Ying-Ying,Wu, Qin-Xi,Wang, Rui,Dai, Chun-Yang,Shen, Zhi-Lun,Xie, Cheng-Long,Wu, Yan-Chao
, p. 3100 - 3107 (2014/05/06)
Water-promoted ortho-selective monohydroxymethylation of phenols in the NaBO2 system generates salicyl alcohols in 65-97% yields. A remarkable rate-enhancement by water was observed, and NaBO2 appeared to serve the dual role of a suitable base and an efficient chelating reagent. This protocol possesses many advantages such as short reaction times, expanded substrate scope, and high mono- and regio-selectivities. The experimental results were explained by the calculations based on local ionisation energy minima, leading to a possible reaction mechanism.
