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A simple and efficient procedure for the preparation of p-quinols by hypervalent iodine oxidation of phenols and phenol tripropylsilyl ethers

1994; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/p19940002047

2050-8255

Alexander McKillop, Lee McLaren, Richard J. K. Taylor,

Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry

Oxidation of para-substituted phenols with [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo] benzene (BTIB) in aqueous acetonitrile at 0 °C gives p-quinols in moderate to good yields; higher yields are obtained when tripropylsilyl ethers of phenols are used.