• Title of article

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

  • Author/Authors

    Rao، نويسنده , , H. Surya Prakash and Jothilingam، نويسنده , , S. and Vasantham، نويسنده , , Sally K. and Scheeren، نويسنده , , Hans W.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    4495
  • To page
    4497
  • 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.
  • Keywords
    Formic acid , microwave , Diaroylstilbene , Benzil , Oxidation
  • Journal title
    Tetrahedron Letters
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Tetrahedron Letters
  • Record number

    1855325