 meta - c  h 
 arylation and methylation of 3-phenylpropanoic 
 acid and phenolic derivatives were developed using an easily removable 
 nitrile template . 
 the combination of a weakly coordinating u - shaped 
 template and mono - protected amino acid ligand was crucial for the 
 cross - coupling of c  
 h bonds with organoborons . 
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