Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 9(5), p. 6501-6504, 2015
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15588b
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The photocatalytic oxidation of mono- and di-substituted arylboronic acids to phenols has been investigated using a continuous flow photoreactor fitted with white LEDs. An EtOH/H2O solvent system accelerated conversion at 2 MPa; whereas reactions at atmospheric pressure allowed for efficient desymmetrisation.