Synthesis of 1,2,4-trimethoxybenzene and its selective functionalization at C-3 by directed metalation

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3693-3709

  Alves, Ana P L ^a   Junior, Jose Augusto B C ^a   Slana, Glaucia B A ^a   Cardoso, Jari N ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Lopes, Rosangela S C ^a   Lopes, Claudio C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,2,4 trimethoxybenzene; Aromatic lithiation; Directed metalation; Euglossini bees; Regioselectivity

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIMETHOXYBENZENE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; METALLATION; NONHUMAN; ORCHARD; ORCHID BEE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 70349221556     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902805598     Document Type: Article

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