Highly efficient and scalable process for demethylation of 6-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)chromen-2-one and other aryl methyl ethers

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1765-1771

  Srivastava, Amit ^a   Yang, Jason ^a   Zhao, Baoshu ^a   Jiang, Yong ^a   Blackmon, Wade ^a   Kraemer, Bernd ^a  

^a Roche Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

6 (2,4 dimethoxybenzoyl)chromen 2 one; Arylmethyl ethers; Demethylation; Pyridiniumbromide; Sulfolane

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 2 BUTANONE; 6 (2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZOYL)CHROMEN 2 ONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROBROMIC ACID; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DEMETHYLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOISTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77952576394     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903161769     Document Type: Article

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