Synlett 2017; 28(16): 2153-2156
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589038
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Room-Temperature, Water-Promoted, Radical-Coupling Reactions of Phenols with tert-Butyl Nitrite

Wen-Ting Wei*
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Wen-Ming Zhu
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Weida Liang
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Yi Wu
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Hui-Yan Huang
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Yi-Ling Huang
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Junfei Luo
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
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Hongze Liang*
School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. of China   Email: weiwenting@nbu.edu.cn   Email: lianghongze@nbu.edu.cn
› Author Affiliations
research funds of NBU�, Grant / Award Number: 'No. ZX2016000706'
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Publication History

Received: 09 April 2017

Accepted after revision: 04 May 2017

Publication Date:
21 June 2017 (online)


Abstract

A radical–radical cross-coupling reaction of phenols with tert-butyl nitrite has been developed with the use of water as an additive. This method allows the construction of C–N bonds under an air atmosphere at room temperature, providing the ortho-nitrated phenol derivative in moderate to good yields.

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