Iron-catalysed chemo- and ortho-selective C–H bond functionalization of phenols with α-aryl-α-diazoacetates

Abstract

Herein we present a novel iron-catalyzed chemo- and regio-selective ortho C–H bond functionalization of phenols and naphthols with diazo compounds. In this transformation, an iron porphyrin exhibits specific catalytic activity, and is quite different from the commonly used precious metal catalysts.