Tetrahedron

Cerium ammonium nitrate-mediated the oxidative dimerization of p-alkenylphenols: a new synthesis of substituted (±)-trans-dihydrobenzofurans

PY Chen, YH Wu, MH Hsu, TP Wang, EC Wang

Index: Chen, Po-Yuan; Wu, Yi-Hua; Hsu, Mon-Huei; Wang, Tzu-Pin; Wang, Eng-Chi Tetrahedron, 2013 , vol. 69, # 2 p. 653 - 657

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Abstract

A new method for the preparation of substituted dihydrobenzofurans is described. The p- alkenylphenols, mediated by cerium ammonium nitrate (CAN), undergo the oxidative dimerization to generate substituted dihydrobenzofurans including (±)-conocarpan,(±)- licarin A,(±)-acuminatin, as well as their related substituted dihydrobenzofurans.