Electrophilic Catalysis in Iodosylbenzene Oxidation of Aromatic Derivatives

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  • Paul Müller Departement de Chimie Organique Université de Genève 30, quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Genève 4
  • David Manuel Gilabert Departement de Chimie Organique Université de Genève 30, quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Genève 4

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https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.1986.127

Abstract

The oxidation of activated aromatic compounds (phenols and hydroquinones) is catalyzed by BF3 or RuCl2(PPh3)3. The catalytic effect of the ruthenium is ascribed to electrophilic catalysis, due to complexation between iodosylbenzene and the Ru species, in analogy to the effect of BF3

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1986-04-30

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