Exploring tandem ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogen transfer and SNAr chemistry

<p>A hydrogen transfer strategy for the catalytic functionalization of benzylic alcohols <em>via</em> electronic arene activation, accessing a diverse range of bespoke diaryl ethers and aryl amines in excellent isolated yields (38 examples, 70% average yield) has been explored. Taking advantage of the hydrogen transfer approach, the oxidation level of the functionalized products can be selected by judicious choice of simple and inexpensive additives.</p><p>Analysis of reaction products from this methodology resulted in the following data:</p><p>1H, 19F and 13C NMR raw data files</p><p>IR spectra</p><p>High Resolution Mass Spectrometry spectra</p><p>Research results based upon these data are published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03441<br></p>