UPDATES
7.41–7.34 (m, 3H), 7.33–7.27 (m, 4H), 7.23–7.19 (m, 1H),
7.17–7.15 (m, 2H), 4.57 (dd, J=8.0 Hz, J=6.0 Hz, 1H),
3.91(s, 2H), 2.90–2.80 (m, 4H), 2.78–2.73 (m, 2H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d=140.3, 138.6, 129.0, 128.8, 128.6,
127.0, 126.6, 66.6, 38.9, 36.4, 34.6; ESI-MS: m/z=284.3 [M+
H]+.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21372139 and 21221062)
and Shenzhen Sci & Tech Bureau (CXB201104210014A) for
financial support.
Scheme 3. Applications of synthesized compound 3a.
In summary, we have developed a simple, efficient
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Experimental Section
General Procedure for Synthesis of Compounds 3a–
am
A 25-mL oven-dried Schlenk tube was charged with FeCl3
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