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. 2021 Jun 23;1(8):1141–1146. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00168

Scheme 2. Hydrolysis of Diaryl Ethers to Phenols.

Scheme 2

Standard conditions: Diaryl ethers (0.4 mmol), UO2(NO3)2·6H2O (4 mol %), CCl3COOH (0.8 mmol), acetone (2.0 mL), N2, RT, blue light (460 nm), isolated yields.

Diaryl ethers (0.2 mmol).

Blue light (430 nm).

UO2(NO3)2·6H2O (6 mol %), blue light (430 nm).