Chemistry Letters, Vol.39, No.1, 68-69, 2010
Synthesis of Substituted Stilbenes via Direct Decarboxylative Coupling of Cinnamic Acids with Arylboronic Acids under Palladium Catalysis
Readily available cinnamic acids possessing a hydroxy group including ferulic acid efficiently undergo direct decarboxylative arylation under palladium catalysis to form hydroxylated stilbenes. The reaction of related acids is also described.