The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Regioselective catalytic hydrogenation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under mild conditions

PP Fu, HM Lee, RG Harvey

Index: Journal of Organic Chemistry, , vol. 45, # 14 p. 2797 - 2803

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Citation Number: 72

Abstract

... One of the longstanding unsolved problems of polycyclic arene chemistry is the deficiency of methods for the functionalization of ring positions not susceptible to direct substitution. ... "Molecular Orbital Theory for Organic Chemists"; Wiley: New York, 1961; p 241. ... J. Org. ...