Selenium-mediated synthesis of biaryls through rearrangement.
A new cyclization of beta-keto ester substituted stilbene derivatives using selenium electrophiles in the presence of Lewis acids is described. Substituted naphthols are obtained through cyclization and subsequent 1,2-rearrangement of aryl groups under very mild reaction conditions.
Shahzad
Sohail A
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School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
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Wirth
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