AUTHOR=Lin Shibo , Zhao Xiaotian , He Lihui , Li Xuanhao , Jiang Qian , Xiang Lan , Ye Yongqin , Gan Xiaohong 

TITLE=Palladium-catalyzed allylic etherification of phenols with vinyl ethylene carbonate

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.962355

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2022.962355

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>The palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative reactions of phenols and vinyl ethylene carbonate to produce allylic aryl ethers under mild conditions have been established. Adopting an inexpensive PdCl<sub>2</sub>(dppf) catalyst promotes the efficient conversion of phenols to the corresponding allylic aryl ethers <italic>via</italic> the formation of a new C-O bond in good isolated yields with complete regioselectivities, acceptable functional group tolerance and operational simplicity. The robust procedure could be completed smoothly by conducting a scaled-up reaction with comparable efficiency to afford the target product.</p>