Regioselective Oxidation of Phenols to o-Quinones with o-Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX)
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 4 (2) , 285-288
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol017068j
Abstract
An efficient regioselective method for oxidation of phenols to o-quinones is reported. When this procedure is combined with a subsequent reduction, it proves to be useful for the construction of a variety of catechols.Keywords
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