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9) General Procedure
A solution of 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol (1a, 0.3 mmol) and 2-
chloroanthraquinone (0.03 mmol) in dry EtOAc (3 mL) in a
Pyrex test tube, purged with an O balloon, was stirred and
2
irradiated externally with a 400 W high-pressure mercury
lamp for 20 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated in
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CHCl –MeOH = 9:1) provided benzoic acid (R = 0.6, 31.4
3
f
mg, 86%).
Benzoic Acid (2a)
1
H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): δ = 8.13 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 2 H),
.62 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.48 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2 H). C NMR
3
13
7
(
100 MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 172.6, 133.9, 130.3, 129.4,
6
128.6.
4
-Chlorobenzoic Acid (2b)
(m) Ishii, Y.; Yamawaki, K.; Yoshida, T.; Ura, T.; Ogawa,
1
H NMR (500 MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 8.01 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2
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4
-tert-Butylbenzoic Acid (2c)
59. (p) Kaneda, K.; Kawanishi, Y.; Jitsukawa, K.; Teranishi,
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7.49 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2 H), 1.35 (s, 9 H). C NMR (125 MHz,
CDCl ): δ = 172.6, 157.7, 130.2, 126.7, 125.6, 35.3, 31.2.
3
1
981, 46, 3936. (r) Wolfe, S.; Hasan, K. S.; Campbell, J. R.
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-Methoxybenzoic Acid (2d)
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1
H NMR (500 MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 7.96 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2
H), 7.00 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2 H), 3.85 (s, 3 H). C NMR (100
6
(
4) (a) Khurana, J. M.; Sharma, P.; Gogia, A.; Kandpal, B. M.
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13
MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 167.5, 164.4, 132.5, 123.7, 114.5,
6
55.8.
2
-Naphthoic Acid (2g)
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5) Thottumkara, P. P.; Vinod, T. K. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5640.
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1
H NMR (400 MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 8.66 (s, 1 H), 8.07 (dd,
6
J = 8.5, 1.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.99 (dd, J = 8.5, 5.6 Hz, 2 H), 7.66–
13
7
1
1
.57 (m, 2 H). C NMR (100 MHz, acetone-d ): δ = 168.9,
6
34.9, 134.2, 132.3, 131.3, 129.4, 128.4, 127.9, 127.0,
26.7, 125.5.
Benzophenone (2h)
(
(
1
H NMR (500 MHz,CDCl ): δ = 7.80 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 4 H),
.58 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.48 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 4 H). C NMR
3
13
7
(
125 MHz, CDCl ): δ = 196.8, 137.8, 132.5, 130.2, 128.4.
3
Nonanoic Acid (2i)
8) For recent reports, see: (a) Tada, N.; Ban, K.; Nobuta, T.;
Hirashima, S.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Synlett 2011, 1381.
1
H NMR (500 MHz,CDCl ): δ = 2.35 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2 H),
3
1
3
2
.70–1.60 (m, 2 H), 1.39–1.22 (m, 10 H), 0.89 (t, J = 6.9 Hz,
(b) Tada, N.; Hattori, K.; Nobuta, T.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A.
13
H). C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): δ = 181.0, 34.5, 32.2,
3
Green Chem. 2011, 13, 1669. (c) Nobuta, T.; Hirashima, S.;
Tada, N.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2576.
9.6, 29.5, 29.5, 25.1, 23.1, 14.5.
Undecanoic Acid (2j)
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d) Tada, N.; Matsusaki, Y.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Chem.
1
H NMR (500 MHz,CDCl ): δ = 2.35 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H),
3
Pharm. Bull. 2011, 59, 906. (e) Tada, N.; Ban, K.; Ishigami,
T.; Nobuta, T.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011,
1
3
2
.66–1.59 (m, 2 H), 1.35–1.21 (m, 14 H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.6 Hz,
13
H). C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl ): δ = 179.8, 32.0, 29.6,
3
5
2, 3821. (f) Nobuta, T.; Tada, N.; Hattori, K.; Hirashima,
S.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 875.
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9.5, 29.4, 29.3, 29.2, 29.1, 24.7, 22.7, 14.2.
Tridecanoic Acid (2k)
(
1
H NMR (500 MHz,CDCl ): δ = 2.35 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H),
3
Commun. 2010, 46, 1772. (h) Tada, N.; Ban, K.; Yoshida,
M.; Hirashima, S.; Miura, T.; Itoh, A. Tetrahedron Lett.
1
3
2
.65–1.55 (m, 2 H), 1.34–1.20 (m, 18 H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.9 Hz,
13
H). C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): δ = 179.8, 33.8, 31.6,
3
2
010, 51, 6098. (i) Tada, N.; Cui, L.; Okubo, H.; Miura, T.;
9.4, 29.3, 29.2, 29.1, 29.0, 28.8, 24.4, 22.4, 13.8.
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Adipic Acid (2l)
1
H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d ): δ = 2.22–2.18 (m, 4 H),
6
1
2, 3645. (k) Tada, N.; Ban, K.; Hirashima, S.; Miura, T.;
13
1
.52–1.47 (m, 4 H). C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d ): δ =
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Itoh, A. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8, 4701. (l) Kanai, N.;
Nakayama, H.; Tada, N.; Itoh, A. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1948.
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