%A A Dewanji
%A S Murarka
%A DP Curran
%A A Studer
%J Organic Letters
%T Phenyl hydrazine as initiator for direct arene C-H arylation via base promoted homolytic aromatic substitution
%X A simple and efficient direct radical arylation of unactivated arenes is described which uses cheap and commercially available phenyl hydrazine as an initiator. The reaction occurs through a base promoted homolytic aromatic substitution (BHAS) mechanism involving aryl radicals and aryl radical anions as intermediates and offers a practical approach for preparation of an array of substituted biaryls. ? 2013 American Chemical Society.
%N 23
%P 6102 - 6105
%V 15
%D 2013
%R 10.1021/ol402995e
%L pittir27206