Oxidative Addition of Dimethyl Malonate to Styrenes Mediated by Cerium(Iv) Ammonium Nitrate: Some Novel Observations |
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| Authors: | Vijay Nair Jessy Mathew Latha G Nair |
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| Institution: | Organic Chemistry Division , Regional Research Laboratory CSIR , Trivandrum, 695 019, India |
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| Abstract: | The oxidative addition of dimethyl malonate to ring substituted styrenes leads to the formation of substituted dimethyl (2-oxo-2-phenylethyl) malonate and methyl 2-oxo-5-phenyltetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylate along with small amounts of substituted dimethyl 2-(nitrooxy)-2-phenylethyl] malonate and dimethyl 2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl) malonate. A tentative mechanism which supports the formation of these products is also presented. |
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