The para-vinylation of phenols has not been described by chemical methods yet. By using an enzymatic system E. Busto et al. recently published this powerful reaction giving access to novel polymer building blocks.
Vinylation of unprotected phenols using a biocatalytic system
E. Busto, R. C. Simon, W. Kroutil
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 10899-10902 (2015).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201505696/abstract
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