Karaman, Rafik published the artcileConversion of aromatic ketones, benzyl alcohols, and alkyl aryl ethers to aromatic hydrocarbons with lithium 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl radical anion, Name: 9-Phenyl-9H-xanthen-9-ol, the publication is Tetrahedron Letters (1990), 31(43), 6155-8, database is CAplus.
Treatment of THF solutions of the title compounds with excess lithium (or potassium) metal under ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of catalytic amounts of the electron-transfer agent 4,4′-di-t-butylbiphenyl caused conversions to aromatic hydrocarbons in good yields. Addition of 1 or 2 equiv of alkyl halides prior to aqueous ammonium chloride treatment during workup provided mono- or dialkylated products.
Tetrahedron Letters published new progress about 596-38-3. 596-38-3 belongs to alcohols-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Other Aromatic Heterocyclic,Benzene,Alcohol, name is 9-Phenyl-9H-xanthen-9-ol, and the molecular formula is C19H14O2, Name: 9-Phenyl-9H-xanthen-9-ol.
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