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Effects of reaction conditions on quinone/diquinone product ratios in the oxidation of 1, 4-dimethoxybenzene derivatives with ceric ammonium nitrate

BE Love, BC Duffy, AL Simmons

Index: Love, Brian E.; Duffy, Brian C.; Simmons, Alexander L. Tetrahedron Letters, 2014 , vol. 55, # 12 p. 1994 - 1997

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Abstract

Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Proper choice of reaction conditions allows formation of either the quinone or corresponding diquinone as the major product upon treatment of 2-alkyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzenes with ceric ammonium nitrate. ... Reaction conditions can be used to favor either quinone or diquinone formation ...