Issue 7, 2011

Highly efficient synthesis of 9-fluorenones from 9H-fluorenes by air oxidation

Abstract

9-Fluorenones substituted with nitro, halogen, or alkyl groups can be easily obtained in high yield and purity by aerobic oxidation of 9H-fluorenes under ambient conditions in the presence of KOH in THF.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient synthesis of 9-fluorenones from 9H-fluorenes by air oxidation

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Feb 2011
Accepted
21 Apr 2011
First published
10 Jun 2011

Green Chem., 2011,13, 1891-1896

Highly efficient synthesis of 9-fluorenones from 9H-fluorenes by air oxidation

X. Zhang, X. Ji, S. Jiang, L. Liu, B. L. Weeks and Z. Zhang, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1891 DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15136C

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