CBr4 promoted intramolecular aerobic oxidative dehydrogenative arylation of aldehydes: application in the synthesis of xanthones and fluorenones
2017 ◽
Vol 15
(7)
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pp. 1589-1592
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A carbon tetrabromide promoted intramolecular aerobic oxidative dehydrogenative coupling reaction has been developed to provide a straightforward ring closure protocol to furnish xanthones and fluorenones.