Metal-Free Oxidative Coupling Reactions
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Koji Morimoto; Tomofumi Nakae; Nobutaka Yamaoka; Toshifumi Dohi; Yasuyuki Kita
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The direct oxidative biaryl coupling reaction is an attractive tool for environmentally benign green chemistry. A novel direct method for the synthesis of bithiophene using a hypervalent iodine reagent has been developed. The reaction mechanism has also been investigated, casting light