Diarylmethane synthesis through Re<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>-catalyzed bimolecular dehydrative Friedel–Crafts reactions

Qi Qin, Youwei Xie, Paul E. Floreancig

Chemical Science · 2018 · 49 citations · 32 references

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, which serves as a less costly and easily handled promoter for these reactions. Oxorhenium catalysts selectively activate alcohols in the presence of similarly substituted acetates, indicating a unique chemoselectivity and mechanism in comparison to Brønsted acid catalysis.

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