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Diprotonative stabilization of ring-opened carbocationic intermediates: conversion of tetrahydroisoquinoline to triarylmethanes
Kurouchi, Hiroaki
, p. 8313 - 8316 (2020)
Superacid-promoted conversion of tetrahydroisoquinolines to triarylmethanes via tandem reactions of C-N bond scission, Friedel-Crafts alkylation, C-O bond scission, and electrophilic aromatic amidation was developed. Dication formation was important for stabilizing the ring-opened carbocationic intermediate, which is a new role for diprotonation in reaction mechanisms. This journal is
