Toluene derivatives as simple coupling precursors for cascade palladium-catalyzed oxidative C–H bond acylation of acetanilides

• DOI: 10.1039/c2cc37352a
• Publication Date: 2012-12-03T20:24:12Z
• Authors: Yinuo Wu; Pui Ying Choy; Fei Mao; Fuk Yee Kwong
• Keywords: Acylation; Acetanilides; 01 natural sciences; Catalysis; Palladium; Toluene; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractA cascade cross‐coupling of acetanilides (I), (IV), (VII) and (IX) and toluene derivatives (III), and (V) leading to ortho‐acylacetanilides (III), (VI), (VIII), and (X), respectively, is reported.