Abstract
A palladium-catalyzed synthesis method of fluorenones has been developed. A variety of bis(2-bromophenyl)methanols could undergo the reaction smoothly in the presence of Pd(OAc)2, affording a series of fluorenones in moderate to good yields (two steps). Mechanistic studies reveal that the reaction might be triggered by oxidation of alcohol followed by intramolecular reductive coupling.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 208-212 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |