New, optimized preparation of 1,2-dichlorocyclobuten-3,4-dione (C4O2Cl2) from squaric acid and oxalyl chloride

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3595-3597

  Lunelli, Bruno ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,2 Dichlorocyclobuten 3,4 dione; Acyl halides; Catalysis by dimethylformamide; Cyclobutenes; Oxalyl chloride; Reactive intermediates

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROCYCLOBUTEN 3,4 DIONE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXALYL CHLORIDE; SQUARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34247127829     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.03.091     Document Type: Article

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