Abstract
This review covers recent advances in C–H bromination of aromatic substrates. Transition-metal-catalyzed/-mediated
reactions and transition-metal-free methods are discussed.
1 Introduction
2 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Bromination
2.1 Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions
2.2 Rhodium-, Cobalt- and Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reactions
2.3 Copper-Mediated Reactions
2.4 Gold-Catalyzed Reactions
3 Transition-Metal-Free Bromination
3.1 Conventional Electrophilic Bromination
3.2 Oxidative Bromination
3.3 Bromination of Heterocyclic N-Oxides
4 Conclusions
Key words
bromination - bromoarene - C–H activation - transition-metal catalysis - electrophilic
bromination - oxidative bromination