@article {45358,
	title = {Employing arynes for the generation of aryl anion equivalents and subsequent reaction with aldehydes},
	journal = {Journal of Organic Chemistry},
	volume = {83},
	year = {2018},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {11333-11340},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Arynes are highly reactive intermediates, which are utilized for the electrophilic arylation of various X-H bonds (X = O, N, S etc.). Herein, a new synthetic strategy is demonstrated, where arynes are converted into aryl anion equivalents by treatment with phosphines and a base. The addition of phosphines to arynes form the phosphonium salts, which in the presence of a carbonate base generates the aryl anion equivalent. Subsequent addition of the aryl anions with aldehydes afforded the secondary alcohols.</p>},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.joc.8b01549},
	author = {Gaykar, Rahul N. and Bhunia, Anup and Biju, Akkattu T.}
}
