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Silica gel supported InBr 3 and InCl 3: new catalysts for the facile and rapid oxidation of 2′-hydroxychalcones and flavanones to their corresponding flavones under …

N Ahmed, H Ali, JE van Lier

Index: Ahmed, Naseem; Ali, Hasrat; Van Lier, Johan E. Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 , vol. 46, # 2 p. 253 - 256

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Abstract

Silica gel supported InBr3 or InCl3 (15–20mol%) were explored as a new solid-support catalysts for the facile and efficient oxidation, under solvent free conditions, of 2′- hydroxychalcones and flavanones to yield the corresponding flavones in> 80% yield. The catalysts are easily prepared, stable, and efficient under mild reaction conditions.