title: Formal radical cyclization onto benzene rings--a general method proceeding via cross-conjugated dienones.
abstract: Cross-conjugated dienones of type 5 (X = I), which are readily available from phenols, undergo radical cyclization (5 --> 6 --> 7), and the products are easily aromatized (7 --> 8), giving substances that are formally derived by radical cyclization onto a benzene ring (cf. eqn. (1)).
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2. derrick.clive@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Derrick L J
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Clive
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Mingzhao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu