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Reduction D′ α, α′-dibromoorthoxylenes par les sels chromeux: generation facile d'orthoquino-dimethanes

D Stephan, A Gorgues, A Le Coq

Index: Stephan, D.; Gorgues, A.; le Coq, A. Tetrahedron Letters, 1984 , vol. 25, # 49 p. 5649 - 5652

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Abstract

Abstract α, α′-Dibromoorthoxylenes undergo a very fast reductive elimination on treatment with chromous chloride, affording the reactive intermediate orthoquinodimethanes which evolve into spiroorthoxylylenes 2 or may be trapped with dienophiles (adducts 3 and 4). Some attempts in the field of anthracycline precursors are reported.