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Oxidative coupling of alkylated anisole derivatives using MoCl5

D Mirk, B Wibbeling, R Froehlich, SR Waldvogel

Index: Mirk, Daniela; Wibbeling, Birgit; Froehlich, Roland; Waldvogel, Siegfried R. Synlett, 2004 , # 11 p. 1970 - 1974

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Abstract

Abstract Despite the Lewis acidic character of MoCl 5 it can be employed for the selective oxidative coupling reaction of alkylated anisole derivatives without transalkylation or de-tert- butylation of the substrates. The spatial demand close to the donor function seems to be beneficial.