Selective 1,4-addition of arenes to 3-chloro-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione under friedel-crafts conditions. Synthesis and reactivity of 4-aryl-3-chloro-2- hydroxy-2-cyclobuten-1-ones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2085-2094

  Schmidt, Arthur H ^a   Kircher, Gunnar ^a   Maus, Stephan ^a   Bach, Heinz ^a  

^a FRESENIUS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; MIXTURES;

1 ,4-ADDITION; DIAZOMETHANES; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS; M-XYLENE; METHYL ETHERS; REFLUXING; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSFORMATION REACTIONS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0012180469     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo952062r     Document Type: Article

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