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A Novel Practical Synthesis of Phenanthrenes Using Iron(III) Chloride Involved Intramolecular Oxidative Coupling at Room Temperature
Author(s) -
LÜ MaoYun,
WANG KaiLiang,
CAI Fei,
WANG HaiYing,
WANG QingMin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.200890398
Subject(s) - phenanthrenes , chemistry , intramolecular force , phenanthrene , oxidative coupling of methane , chloride , oxidative phosphorylation , acrylate , coupling (piping) , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , polymer , metallurgy , biochemistry , monomer , materials science
Iron(III) chloride has been used to prepare the polymethoxy substituted phenanthrene derivatives via intramolecular oxidative coupling of ( E or Z )‐2,3‐di(substituted phenyl)acrylate at room temperature in excellent yields. Mild reaction conditions and the use of inexpensive and nontoxic FeCl 3 provide a novel practical and large‐scaled viable route for the synthesis of the important phenanthrene rings.