Substituted Benzenes: The Saikawa/Nakata Synthesis of Kendomycin
Jianbo Wang of Peking University described (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2028. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906699) the Au-promoted bromination of a benzene derivative such as 1 with N-bromosuccinimide. In a one-pot…