Selective displacement of aryl fluorides with hydroquinone: Synthesis of 4-phenoxyphenols

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 7823-7826

  Marcune, Benjamin F ^a   Hillier, Michael C ^a   Marcoux, Jean François ^a   Humphrey, Guy R ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl fluorides; Fluoride displacement; Hydroquinone

Indexed keywords

2 PROPYL 4 (4 CHLOROPHENOXY)PHENOL; CROWN ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLUORIDE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR AGONIST; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGENATION; LOW TEMPERATURE;

EID: 26444537021     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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