Rhodium-Catalyzed Reductive Cleavage of Aryl Carbamates Using Isopropanol as a Reductant

Despite the widespread use of carbamates as a directing group in C–H bond-functionalization reactions, reductive removal of this directing group is not straightforward. Currently available methods are limited to nickel-catalyzed reactions using i PrMgX or hydrosilane as a reductant, leaving the functional group compatibility issue to be solved. Herein, we report rhodium-catalyzed reductive cleavage of aryl carbamates using i PrOH as a milder reductant.