The reaction accommodated variation of electronic and steric substitution including combinations thereof. Of note was the positive impact of ortho-substitution (e.g., 6, 12, 14, 20, 25), which may be due to limiting any competing esterification. Electrophile chemoselectivity was observed (33-36), which gave good yields of chloride products 33-35, but a low yield for bromide adduct 36. These yields agreed with the relative reactivity of 2-Br vs. Ar-X established in parallel (vide infra).