Pd(II)‐catalyzed, Picolinamide‐aided sp2 γ−C−H Functionalization of Phenylglycinol: Access to γ−C−H Arylated, Alkylated and Halogenated Phenylglycinol Scaffolds

Abstract

We report the Pd(II)-catalyzed picolinamide-aided ortho-C−H arylation-, alkylation-, and halogenation (sp2 γ−C−H functionalization) of phenylglycinol substrates. Phenylglycinols are remarkable building blocks and have found different applications in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry. This work is a contribution towards the expansion of the library of phenylglycinol scaffolds and also substrate scope development by using the Pd(II)-catalyzed bidentate directing group picolinamide-aided C−H activation tactic.