The desymmetrisation of resorcinol: The synthesis of resorcinol monoalkyl ethers

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 7, 2003, Pages 997-1001

  Boxhall, Jonathan Y ^a   Page, Philip C Bulman ^a   Chan, Yohan ^a   Hayman, Colin M ^a   Heaney, Harry ^a   McGrath, Matthew J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9,10 phenanthroline; Caesium carbonate; Copper(I) iodide; Hydrolyses; Mitsunobu reactions

Indexed keywords

3 IODOPHENYLBENZYL ETHER; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYL ETHER; AMMONIUM FORMATE; BASE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER COMPLEX; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE; RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; MITSUNOBU REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037561640     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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46. 3): δ = 24.23 (Me), 72.29 (CH), 111.67 (CH), 115.71 (CH), 115.89 (CH), 130.86 (2 x Me), 131.83 (C), 132.16 (CH), 132.39 (2 x CH), 135.87 (CH), 154.24 (C), 161.17 (C), and 167.26 (C=O) ppm.
47. 3): δ = 22.43 (2 x Me), 70.36 (CH), 103.71 (CH), 107.95 (CH), 108.69 (CH), 130.48 (CH), 157.15 (C), and 159.66 (C) ppm.
48. 2), 103.1 (CH), 106.8, (CH), 109.1 (CH), 122.1 (CH), 123.5 (CH), 130.8 (CH), 137.5 (CH), 150.0 (CH), 158.4 (C), 159.6 (C), and 160.8 (C) ppm.