Practical synthesis of triaryl- and triheteroarylmethanes by reaction of aldehydes and activated arenes promoted by gold(III) chloride.
[reaction: see text] Electron-rich arenes condense efficiently with various aldehydes under the influence of AuCl3, thus opening up a practical route to triarylmethanes, which have important applications. The mild conditions employed are especially noteworthy.
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Organic Chemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum-695019, India. vijaynair_2001@yahoo.com
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