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4,5-Dimethyl-2-Iodoxybenzenesulfonic Acid Catalyzed Site-Selective Oxidation of 2-Substituted Phenols to 1,2-Quinols
Uyanik, Muhammet,Mutsuga, Tatsuya,Ishihara, Kazuaki
supporting information, p. 3956 - 3960 (2017/03/27)
A site-selective hydroxylative dearomatization of 2-substituted phenols to either 1,2-benzoquinols or their cyclodimers, catalyzed by 4,5-dimethyl-2-iodoxybenzenesulfonic acid with Oxone, has been developed. Natural products such as biscarvacrol and lacinilene C methyl ether could be synthesized efficiently under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, both the reaction rate and site selectivity could be further improved by the introduction of a trialkylsilylmethyl substituent at the 2-position of phenols. The corresponding 1,2-quinols could be transformed into various useful structural motifs by [4+2] cycloaddition cascade reactions.
Efficient access to orthoquinols and their [4 + 2] cyclodimers via SIBX-mediated hydroxylative phenol dearomatization
Lebrasseur, Nathalie,Gagnepain, Julien,Ozanne-Beaudenon, Aurelie,Leger, Jean-Michel,Quideau, Stephane
, p. 6280 - 6283 (2008/02/10)
(Chemical Equation Presented) SIBX, the nonexplosive formulation of the λ5-iodane 2-iodoxybenzioc acid (IBX), safely and efficiently mediates the hydroxylative dearomatization of various 2-alkylphenols and napthols into orthoquinols or their [4 + 2] cyclodimers. Reactions are typically run at room temperature using SIBX as a suspension in THF. Using these conditions, natural products such as the cyclodimer of the terpene carvacrol and, for the first time, the shikimate-derived (±)-grandifloracin were prepared in one step from their respective phenolic precursor.
