Tetrahedron

Anodic oxidation of hexamethoxybiphenyls into either stable cation radical salt or spiro (fluorene-9, 1′-cyclohexadienones)

T Douadi, M Cariou, J Simonet

Index: Douadi, Tahar; Cariou, Michel; Simonet, Jacques Tetrahedron, 1996 , vol. 52, # 12 p. 4449 - 4456

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Abstract

Three symmetrically substituted hexamethoxybiphenyls were subjected to electrooxidation at a platinum anode 2, 2′, 4, 4′, 5, 5′-hexamethoxybiphenyl led to the stable cation radical salt expected, whereas 3, 3′, 4, 4′, 5, 5′-hexamethoxybiphenyl and 2, 2′, 3, 3′, 4, 4′-hexamethoxybiphenyl afforded unexpected spiro (fluorene-9, 1′- cyclohexadienones).