Ethyl lactate-mediated Glaser reaction
filtered. Subsequently, the solvent was removed under
reduced pressure and the resulting residue was subjected
to preparative TLC to provide pure product by using petro-
leum ether as eluent. All known compounds have been
clearly identified by comparing their 1H NMR data with
the corresponding literature, and new products have
been characterized with abundant spectroscopic analysis
(see supporting information).
Acknowledgments
The work is financially supported by NSFC of China
(No. 21102059), Department of Education of Jiangxi Province
(GJJ13245), and a Sponsored Program for Cultivating Youths of
Outstanding Ability in Jiangxi Normal University.
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