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Vanadium-catalyzed oxidative bromination promoted by Brønsted acid or Lewis acid

K Kikushima, T Moriuchi, T Hirao

Index: Kikushima, Kotaro; Moriuchi, Toshiyuki; Hirao, Toshikazu Tetrahedron, 2010 , vol. 66, # 34 p. 6906 - 6911

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Abstract

The oxidative bromination of arenes was induced by a vanadium catalyst in the presence of a bromide salt and a Brønsted acid or a Lewis acid under molecular oxygen, which provides an eco-friendly bromination method as compared with a conventional bromination one with bromine. This catalytic reaction could be applied to the bromination of alkenes and alkynes to give the corresponding vic-bromides. Use of aluminum halide as a Lewis acid in place ...