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On the synthesis of dimethoxybenzyl cinnamates, monomers for electron transfer polymers

C Waterlot, B Hasiak, D Couturier, B Rigo

Index: Waterlot, Christophe; Hasiak, Bruno; Couturier, Daniel; Rigo, Benoit Tetrahedron, 2001 , vol. 57, # 23 p. 4889 - 4901

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Abstract

An economical way to obtain new monomers, precursors of electron transfer polymers, is described. These monomers were obtained by a Heck reaction between amino or halogeno- 2, 5-dimethoxydiarylmethane and methylacrylate. Different routes for the ionic reduction of various acetophenones to the corresponding diarylmethanes were studied. The yields and the nature of the by-products was stongly dependent upon the reaction conditions.