Aryl ethers are privileged scaffolds in contemporary drug-discovery programs. Now, employment of triplet states of aryl halides enables copper-mediated cross-coupling with various alcohols for the expedient synthesis of aryl ethers.
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Li, H., Chiba, S. Illuminating aryl cross-coupling with copper. Nat. Synth 1, 339–340 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00070-z
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