Selective catechol oxidations with diphenyl selenoxide. Applications to phenolic coupling.

Abstract

Diphenyl selenoxide was used as a mild and selective oxidant in the synthesis of aporphines and homoaporphines. An intramolecular coupling between a phenol and a catechol is believed to proceed catechol selenurane intermediates.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/23763/1/0000736.pd