Oxidative coupling of 4-substituted 2-methoxy phenols using methyltributylammonium permanganate in dichloromethane

✍ Scribed by Francisco A. Marques; Fabio Simonelli; Alfredo R.M. Oliveira; George L. Gohr; Paulo C. Leal

• Book ID: 104258570
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 171 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(97)10665-7

✦ Synopsis

Dimers of 4-substituted 2-methoxy phenols were prepared using methyltributylammonium permanganate (MTBAP) in dichloromethane. This methodology allows the selective coupling of such compounds preserving other moieties easily oxidized by permanganate anion in aqueous solution.