cheminform abstract: facile oxidation of fused 1,4-dimethoxybenzenes to 1,4-quinones using nbs:...
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2001 oxidation, dehydrogenation
oxidation, dehydrogenationO 0212
20 - 048Facile Oxidation of Fused 1,4-Dimethoxybenzenes to 1,4-QuinonesUsing NBS: Fine-Tuned Control over Bromination and OxidationReactions. — Mild oxidative demethylation of fused dimethoxy andamino(methoxy)benzene derivatives (I), (XI), and (XIII) is successfully per-formed under optimized conditions using NBS in the presence of aqueous THFand a catalytic amount of H2SO4. Depending on the presence or absence ofH2SO4 and water, either oxidative demethylation or bromination, or bothreactions occur, as is demonstrated for derivative (Ia). For 5-unsubstitutedquinoline (VII) and for unfused derivative (IX), no oxidative demethylation takesplace. — (KIM, DONG WOOK; CHOI, HAN YOUNG; LEE, KEE-JUNG;CHI, DAE YOON; Org. Lett. 3 (2001) 3, 445-447; Dep. Chem., Inha Univ.,Inchon 402-751, S. Korea; EN)
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