High-yielding TfOH-catalyzed condensation of phenols with aromatic aldehydes at high pressure. A model synthesis of the benzylidene biphenol key skeleton of …
T Ohishi, T Kojima, T Matsuoka, M Shiro, H Kotsuki
An approach to the benzylidene biphenol key component of blepharismins, photoreceptor pigments isolated from Blepharisma japonicum, is reported. This method relies on an efficient TfOH-catalyzed condensation of phenols with aromatic aldehydes in EtOH as a solvent at 3 kbar pressure.