Chemistry Letters

Selective Nitrous Oxide Oxidation for CH Oxidation and Aromatization of 9, 10-Dihydroanthracene Derivatives.

K Hashimoto, H Tanaka, T Ikeno, T Yamada

Index: Hashimoto, Kentaro; Tanaka, Hirotaka; Ikeno, Taketo; Yamada, Tohru Chemistry Letters, 2002 , # 6 p. 582 - 583

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Abstract

During the nitrous oxide oxidation of 9, 10-dihydroanthracene derivatives catalyzed by the ruthenium-porphyrin complexes, anthraquinones were selectively afforded by the CH oxidation of the benzylic carbon under the appropriate reaction conditions, whereas anthracenes as a result of oxidative aromatization were selectively obtained in the presence of sulfuric acid.