Facile Oxidation of Fused 1,4-Dimethoxybenzenes to 1,4-Quinones Using NBS: Fine-Tuned Control over Bromination and Oxidation Reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 445-447

  Kim, Dong Wook ^a   Choi, Han Young ^a   Lee, Kee Jung ^b   Chi, Dae Yoon ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIMETHOXYBENZENE; 1,4-DIMETHOXYBENZENE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ANISOLES; BENZOQUINONES; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; METHYLATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUINONES;

EID: 0035825772     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol006952r     Document Type: Article

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