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Oxidation of Phenols, Pyrocatechols, and Hydroquinones to ortho-Quinones using Benzeneseleninic Anhydride
Barton, Derek H. R.,Brewster, Andrew G.,Ley, Steven V.,Read, Christine M.,Rosenfeld, Moshe N.
, p. 1473 - 1476 (2007/10/02)
Benzeneseleninic anhydride has been used as a mild oxidising reagent to convert phenols into o-quinones including some examples where the p-position is unblocked.The method is limited to the production of o-quinones which are not susceptible to futher reaction.Pyrocatechols and hydroquinones can also be oxidised to the corresponding quinones in excellent yield using benzeneseleninic anhydride.
