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Novel silver tetrafluoroborate catalyzed electrophilic cascade cyclization reaction: a facile approach to the synthesis of halo-substituted benzo [a] fluorenols

Z Chen, M Zeng, J Yuan, Q Yang, Y Peng

Index: Ali, Shaukat; Li, Ying-Xiu; Anwar, Saeed; Yang, Fang; Chen, Zi-Sheng; Liang, Yong-Min Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 77, # 1 p. 424 - 431

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

A facile and novel silver tetrafluoroborate catalyzed electrophilic cascade cyclization reaction to generate halo-substituted benzo [a] fluorenols under mild conditions is disclosed. Good chemical selectivity and mild reaction conditions were involved in the transformation.