A simple regioselective demethylation of p-aryl methyl ethers using aluminum chloride-dichloromethane system

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-21

  Negi, Arvind S ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sunil K ^a   Srivastava, Sachin ^a   Bhattacharya, Asish K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium chloride; Aryl methyl ethers; Regioselectivity

Indexed keywords

2,4,5 TRIMETHOXYBENZALDEHYDE; 3 METHOXY 2,4 DIHYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; 3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYLBENZOATE; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYNAPHTHYLBENZOATE; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYPHENYLBENZOATE; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; DIARYL KETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHYL ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DEMETHYLATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 13944262441     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200046477     Document Type: Article

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