Tetrahedron letters

Reversal of the regioselectivity of the birch reduction of xylenes

GA Epling, E Florio

Index: Epling, Gary A.; Florio, Emily Tetrahedron Letters, 1986 , vol. 27, # 13 p. 1469 - 1472

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 4

Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The “Photo-Birch” reduction of o-, m-, and p-xylene, using NaBH 4 , 1,3-dicyanobenzene, and photolysis, gives 1,4-dienes as products. The regioselectivity of these reactions is greatly different from the normal Birch reduction. ... Large scale irradiations (10-fold scale-up) proceeded ...

 Related Synthetic Route
o-xylene Structure

95-47-6

o-xylene

~8%

1,6-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene Structure

38747-81-8

1,6-dimethylcyc...

1,2-DIMETHYL-1,4-CYCLOHEXADIENE Structure

17351-28-9

1,2-DIMETHYL-1,...

p-Xylene Structure

106-42-3

p-Xylene

~46%

1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene Structure

4074-22-0

1,4-dimethylcyc...

N/A Structure

20646-38-2

N/A

m-Xylene Structure

108-38-3

m-Xylene

~14%

1,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene Structure

4190-06-1

1,5-dimethylcyc...

1,3-Dimethyl-1,4-dihydrobenzol Structure

4074-20-8

1,3-Dimethyl-1,...

o-xylene Structure

95-47-6

o-xylene

~85%

1,6-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene Structure

38747-81-8

1,6-dimethylcyc...

1,2-DIMETHYL-1,4-CYCLOHEXADIENE Structure

17351-28-9

1,2-DIMETHYL-1,...


Home | MSDS/SDS Database Search | Journals | Product Classification | Biologically Active Compounds | Selling Leads | About Us | Disclaimer

Copyright © 2024 ChemSrc All Rights Reserved