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Rhodium-catalyzed diarylation of oxalates using arylboron compounds
Miyamura, Sawako,Satoh, Tetsuya,Miura, Masahiro
, p. 2255 - 2257 (2007/10/03)
Dialkyl oxalates undergo selective diarylation on one of their carbonyl carbons upon treatment with arylboron reagents in the presence of a rhodium catalyst to give the corresponding α-hydroxydiarylacetates. Under similar conditions, the arylation of benzoylformate and benzil also proceeds efficiently.