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SUBMITTER: Casey BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2928991 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Casey Brian M BM Eakin Cynthia A CA Jiao Jingliang J Sadasivam Dhandapani V DV Flowers Robert A RA
Tetrahedron 20100701 30
This report describes the scope and mechanism of the solvent-dependent, chemoselective oxidative coupling of 1-aryl-1,3-dicarbonyls with styrene using Ce(IV) reagents. Dihydrofuran derivatives are obtained when reactions are performed in methanol whereas nitrate esters can be selectively synthesized in acetonitrile and methylene chloride. Mechanistic studies are consistent with the rate of solvent-assisted deprotonation of a radical cation intermediate playing an integral role in the selective f ...[more]