Green and diasteroselective oxidative cyclization of bisnaphthols to spirans

A Alizadeh, MM Khodaei, KH Moradi

Index: Alizadeh; Khodaei; Moradi Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2010 , vol. 7, # 2 p. 351 - 358

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Abstract

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide/MoO 3, as an efficient and clean oxidizing system was used to afford diasteroselective oxidative cyclization of bisnaphthols to spirans in ethanol at 60° C with high yields. Bisnaphthols were prepared by the reaction of a series of aldehydes and 2- naphthol in the presence of a catalytic amount of H 3 [P (Mo 3 O 10) 4]. nH 2 O (HPa) in refluxing dichloromethane.