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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Synthesis of Dihydroxybenzophenones from β‐Methylenals and Aurones
Author(s) -
Chen KunQuan,
Luo Zhi,
Gao ZhongHua,
Ye Song
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201806225
Subject(s) - carbene , chemistry , catalysis , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry
Abstract N‐heterocyclic carbene catalyzed synthesis of 2,2′‐dihydroxybenzophenones from β‐methylenals and aurones was developed. The cleavage of the C−O bond by a retro‐Michael addition is the key step from the spirocyclic intermediate to final product.