Published in: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry; Volume 19, Issue 2, January 2021, Pages 360-364
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Palladium catalyzed arylation of the inert β-C(sp2)–H bond of carboxylic acid derivatives is reported herein for the first time utilizing 8-aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (AIP) as an efficacious and new inbuilt 6,5-fused bicyclic removable directing group. This protocol is scalable, exhibits high levels of β-site selectivity and tolerates a broad spectrum of functional groups.