A synthetic equivalent of 3,5-dimethoxyphenyl lithium. A facile route to 5-substituted resorcinols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397910008087392

Butyl lithium metallates 1,3-dimethoxy-4,6-dichlorobenzene selectively at C-5. The resulting anion reacts effectively with electrophiles.

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A Synthetic Equivalent of 3,5-
Dimethoxyphenyl Lithium. A
Facile Route to 5-Substituted
Resorcinols
George A. Kraus a & Yuan Zeng a
a Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University,
Ames, IA, 50011
Version of record first published: 04 Dec 2007.
To cite this article: George A. Kraus & Yuan Zeng (2000): A Synthetic Equivalent of
3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl Lithium. A Facile Route to 5-Substituted Resorcinols, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 30:12, 2133-2141
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