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(η 6-Benzene)(η 5-ethyltetramethylcyclopentadienyl) rhodium (III) hexafluorophosphate: A reagent for catalytic phenol oxidative coupling

AGM Barrett, T Itoh, EM Wallace

Index: Barrett, Anthony G. M.; Itoh, Toshiyuki; Wallace, Eli M. Tetrahedron Letters, 1993 , vol. 34, # 14 p. 2233 - 2234

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Reaction of p-cresol with the title catalyst (10 mol %), cesium carbonate, and bromobenzene at 90°C gave 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl (51–67%). The reaction was extended to other phenols to provide the corresponding o,o′-dimers (15–59%). ... Reaction of p-cresol with the title ...