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• 383-53-9 2-bromo-1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone 
• 108-95-2 phenol 

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• 709-63-7 1-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)ethanone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive C-O Bond Cleavage of Lignin β-O-4 Ketone Models via in Situ Generation of the Cobalt-Boryl Species

An efficient and mild method for reductive C-O bond cleavage of lignin β-O-4 ketone models was developed to afford the corresponding ketones and phenols with PDI-CoCl2 as the precatalyst and diboron reagent as the reductant. The synthetic utility of the methodology was demonstrated by depolymerization of a polymeric model and gram-scale transformation. Mechanistic studies suggested that this transformation involves steps of carbonyl insertion, 1,2-Brook type rearrangement, β-oxygen elimination, and rate-limiting regeneration of the catalytic active Co-B species.

Liquid chromatographic resolution of mexiletine and its analogs on crown ether-based chiral stationary phases

Mexiletine, an effective class IB antiarrhythmic agent, and its analogs were resolved on three different crown ether-based chiral stationary phases (CSPs), one (CSP 1) of which is based on (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12- tetracarboxylic acid and the other two (CSP 2 and CSP 3) are based on (3,3'-diphenyl-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6. Mexiletine was resolved with a resolution (RS) of greater than 1.00 on CSP 1 and CSP 3 containing residual silanol group-protecting n-octyl groups on the silica surface, but with a resolution (RS) of less than 1.00 on CSP 2. The chromatographic behaviors for the resolution of mexiletine analogs containing a substituted phenyl group at the chiral center on the three CSPs were quite dependent on the phenoxy group of analytes. Namely, mexiletine analogs containing 2,6-dimethylphenoxy, 3,4-dimethylphenoxy, 3-methylphenoxy, 4-methylphenoxy, and a simple phenoxy group were resolved very well on the three CSPs even though the chiral recognition efficiencies vary with the CSPs. However, mexiletine analogs containing 2-methylphenoxy group were not resolved at all or only slightly resolved. Among the three CSPs, CSP 3 was found to show the highest chiral recognition efficiencies for the resolution of mexiletine and its analogs, especially in terms of resolution (RS). Chirality 26:272-278, 2014. 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Transformation of aryl acyloin O-alkyl and O-phenyl derivatives to ketones

The treatment of aryl acyloin (α-hydroxyketone) O-alkyl and O-phenyl derivatives with 2-3 equiv of Zn and 1-2 equiv of NH4Cl in ethanol, refluxing for 20-120 min, gave the corresponding ketones with excellent yields. Further, α,β-epoxy ketones can be efficiently transformed to β-hydroxy ketones, and 2,2-dialkoxy-1-phenyl ketone also can be dealkoxylated to 1-phenyl ketone. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Photochemical Generation of Radical Anions of Photolabile Aryl Ketones

The radical anions of a series of substituted α-(aryloxy)acetophenones have been generated by trapping the solvated electron produced by 355-nm laser-induced photoionization of 4,4'-dimethoxystilbene in either acetonitrile or dimethylformamide (DMF).The radical anion of the parent ketone, α-phenoxyacetophenone, has λmax at 500 nm and decays with a rate constant 7 x 1E5 s-1.This rate constant reflects the rate of β-cleavage to generate phenoxide ion and phenylacyl radical.The rate constant for β-cleavage decreases for ketones with electron donating substituents in the α-aryloxy ring.Substituent effects on the acetophenone ring are in the opposite direction, and many of the 4-substituted (aryloxy)acetophenones have half-lives in excess of 10 μs that reflect a combination of second order processes and are not limited by β-cleavage.The generality of the photoionization/electron trapping method for the generation of radical anions of ketones with short-lived excited states that preclude direct excitation is illustrated by its application to other aryl ketones that undergo α-cleavage, β-phenyl quenching, and intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reactions.