C-methylation of phenols, tyrosine derivatives, and a tyrosine containing peptide

by Hudgens, Tony L.; Turnbull, Kenneth D.

A two step procedure is reported for the efficient C-methylation of phenolic compounds using a Stille reaction. This procedure requires no phenol protection and is tolerant to a wide variety of functional groups. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Journal
Tetrahedron Letters
Volume
40
Issue
14
Year
1999
Start Page
2719
ISBN/ISSN
1873-3581; 0040-4039
DOI
10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00348-2