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Upstream product

• 624-31-7 4-tolyl iodide 
• 5392-10-9 2-bromo-4,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 184877-30-3 4,5-Dimethoxy-2-(4-methyl-benzyl)-benzoic acid 
• 184877-28-9 1-Bromo-4,5-dimethoxy-2-(4-methyl-benzyl)-benzene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Orthobromodiphenylmethane derivatives as starting materials for the total synthesis of anthraquinones

In this communication we describe the synthesis of four simple anthraquinones by a five-step sequence, using easily available bromobenzaldehydes and phenyllithium derivatives as starting materials.