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Synfacts 2008(6): 0637-0637  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072782
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Palladium-Catalyzed Methylation of Aryl C-H Bonds with Peroxides

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Tobias Thaler
Y. Zhang, J. Feng, C.-J. Li*
Tulane University, New Orleans, USA and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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21 May 2008 (online)

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Significance

This article contributes to the scope of C-H functionalizations with peroxides. In this methylation reaction, the peroxide (dicumyl peroxide) serves as both methylating reagent and hydrogen acceptor.