CuBr 2 catalyzed bromination/oxidation of isochromans to benzaldehyde derivatives

…, LQ Zhang, M Zhao, JA Duan, Z Ou-Yang, M Wang

Index: Zhou, Mei-Yan; Kong, Shan-Shan; Zhang, Ling-Qiong; Zhao, Ming; Duan, Jin-Ao; Ou-Yang, Zhen; Wang, Min Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 30 p. 3962 - 3964

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Download 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. ... A series of isochromans were oxidized and brominated by using 1.2 equiv of CuBr 2 in CH 3 CN at reflux to give the corresponding bromo benzaldehydes in moderate yields. A plausible mechanism for this transformation has been suggested. ... Strategies for the oxidation isochroman to ...