Journal of heterocyclic chemistry

Synthesis of 3??phenoxy??1, 3??dihydro??1??isobenzofuranones by palladium??catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2??bromobenzaldehyde with phenols

CS Cho, DY Baek, SC Shim

Index: Cho, Chan Sik; Baek, Dong Yeol; Shim, Sang Chul Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1999 , vol. 36, # 4 p. 1101 - 1103

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Abstract

Abstract 2-Bromobenzaldehyde reacts with phenols in acetonitrile under carbon monoxide pressure in the presence of a catalytic amount of bis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (II) chloride to afford the corresponding 3-phenoxy-1, 3-dihydro-1-isobenzofuranones in high yields.