Iron-catalyzed ortho-selective functionalization of phenols: A straightforward strategy towards the 2′-hydroxyphenyl-1,2-dione skeleton

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 30, 2010, Pages 5787-5790

  Guo, Xingwei ^a   Li, Wenjuan ^a   Li, Zhiping ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

C H activation; Fused ring systems; Iron; Ketones; Phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249278505     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201001180     Document Type: Article

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