An efficient synthesis of unsymmetrical diarylmethanes from the dehydration of arenes with benzyl alcohols using InCl3·4H2O/acetylacetone catalyst system

Tetrahedron

Volumn 63, Issue 41, 2007, Pages 10185-10188

  Sun, Hong Bin ^a   Li, Biao ^a   Chen, Songjie ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Hua, Ruimao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BIS[(2,4,6 TRIMETHYLPHENYL)METHYL]BENZENE; 2,6 BIS(4 CHLOROBENZYL) 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; ACETYLACETONE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; INDIUM CHLORIDE; METHANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BENZYLATION; CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 34548336965     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.07.093     Document Type: Article

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