Formic acid oxidatively cleaves 1,2,3,4-tetraaryl-2-butene-1,4-diones to 1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediones under microwave irradiation

H. Surya Prakash Rao; S. Jothilingam; K. Vasantham; Hans W. Scheeren

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.05.004

Formic acid oxidatively cleaves 1,2,3,4-tetraaryl-2-butene-1,4-diones to 1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediones under microwave irradiation

H. Surya Prakash Rao
, S. Jothilingam
, K. Vasantham
, Hans W. Scheeren

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Abstract

Formic acid oxidatively cleaves 1,2,3,4-tetraaryl-2-butene-1,4-diones (1,2-aroylstilbenes) to 1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediones (benzils) under microwave irradiation. Mechanistic probing revealed that formic acid incorporates one of its oxygen atoms into benzil.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4495-4497
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	48
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.05.004
State	Published - Jun 25 2007

Keywords

Benzil
Diaroylstilbene
Formic acid
Microwave
Oxidation

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Formic acid oxidatively cleaves 1,2,3,4-tetraaryl-2-butene-1,4-diones to 1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediones under microwave irradiation

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