Convenient access to meso benzylic bisalkynes

Philip C. Bulman Page*, G. Richard Stephenson, James Harvey, Annie Claude Gaumont, Carole Alayrac, Alexandra M.Z. Slawin

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Abstract

meso-Bisalkynes and alkenes have potential as substrates for desymmetrization processes. The preparation of several meso-bis(1′-hydroxy-2′-propynyl)benzenes and their derivatives from phthalaldehydes using inexpensive and readily available reagents is described.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberst-2015-d0799-l
Pages (from-to)961-964
Number of pages4
JournalSynlett
Volume27
Issue number6
Early online date11 Jan 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

Keywords

  • Bisalkyne
  • Desymmetrization
  • meso
  • Phthalaldehyde

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