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p-Toluenesulfonic acid mediated hydroarylation of cinnamic acids with anisoles and phenols under metal and solvent-free conditions

AR Jagdale, A Sudalai

Index: Jagdale, Arun R.; Sudalai, Arumugam Tetrahedron Letters, 2007 , vol. 48, # 28 p. 4895 - 4898

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Abstract

Hydroarylation of cinnamic acids with anisoles and phenols mediated by p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) under metal and solvent-free conditions gave 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3- phenylpropanoic acids and dihydrocoumarins, respectively, in high yields and excellent selectivity.