title: Oxidation of 4-methoxyanilines to 1,4-benzoquinones using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN).
abstract: Treatment of substituted 4-methoxyanilines with ceric ammonium nitrate in a 1:1 mixture of water and acetonitrile resulted in formation of 1,4-benzoquinones in acceptable yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.
authors.forename: Yugang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weijiang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harmata