Oxidative cyclisation of 2′-hydroxychalcones to aurones using mercury(II) acetate in dimethyl sulphoxide
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 19,p. 772-773
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39750000772
Abstract
In dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) solution, 2′-hydroxychalones react stereospecifically with mercury(II) acetate to give cyclic oxymercuration adducts (coumaranones) which are converted cleanly into (Z)-aurones by an E2-type oxidative-demercuration process.Keywords
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