Several types of bifunctional molecules are smoothly phenylated by triphenylbismuth diacetate in a reaction which has an intduction period, a curious solvent dependence, and the need for illumination; however, the addition of a small amount of Cu(OAc)2 removes all these limitations and accelerates greatly the reaction.
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BARTON et al. (1986) studied this question.