Oxidative Cyclization of the Dianion of 1,3-Diphenylpropan-2-one ... Marye Anne Fox* and Chia-Chung Chen Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 - 7 167, USA ... Oxidation of the dianion of 1,3-diphenylpropan-2-one with iodine or ethylene dibromide gives methyl 2,3-diphenylpropionate (2) and tetraphenylhydroquinone (3). ... Although the chemical consequences of oxidation of mono- anions have been peripherally ...
