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Activation of Dioxygen in Air by a Phenol/Selectfluor System: An Application in the Oxidation‐Dimerization of Alkynes to 2‐Ene‐1,4‐diones
Author(s) -
Wu Degui,
Zhang Jian,
Wang Heng,
Zhang Jiahui,
Liu Yunkui,
Liu Miaochang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2193-5815
pISSN - 2193-5807
DOI - 10.1002/ajoc.201402171
Subject(s) - selectfluor , chemistry , phenol , ene reaction , photochemistry , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , catalysis
Activation of dioxygen in air by a combined phenol/Selectfluor system has been revealed. This technique has been exploited to develop an approach to 2‐ene‐1,4‐diones via an oxidation‐dimerization of alkynes under metal‐free conditions.