RhIII-catalyzed dual directing group assisted sterically hindered C-H bond activation: a unique route to meta and ortho substituted benzofurans was written by Yeh, Chien-Hung;Chen, Wei-Chen;Gandeepan, Parthasarathy;Hong, Ya-Chun;Shih, Cheng-Hung;Cheng, Chien-Hong. And the article was included in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry in 2014.SDS of cas: 60549-26-0 This article mentions the following:
A new strategy for the synthesis of highly substituted benzofurans, e.g., I (X-rays single crystal structure shown), from meta-substituted hydroxybenzenes and alkynes via a rhodium(III)-catalyzed activation of a sterically hindered C-H bond is demonstrated. A possible mechanism involving dual directing group assisted ortho C-H bond activation is proposed. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 3-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzaldehyde (cas: 60549-26-0SDS of cas: 60549-26-0).
3-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzaldehyde (cas: 60549-26-0) belongs to alcohols. Alcohols are weak acids. The most acidic simple alcohols (methanol and ethanol) are about as acidic as water, and most other alcohols are somewhat less acidic. The most common reactions of alcohols can be classified as oxidation, dehydration, substitution, esterification, and reactions of alkoxides.SDS of cas: 60549-26-0
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