Ligand free copper(i)-catalyzed synthesis of diaryl ether with Cs2CO3via a free radical path
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Complexes [Cu(i)(2,4-dimethylphenoxy)2]− (A) and [Cu(ii)(2,4-dimethylphenoxy)2(p-tolyl)]− (B) were observed by in situ ESI-MS analysis of the ligand free copper(i)-catalyzed C–O coupling reaction using Cs2CO3 under the catalytic reaction conditions.