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Bismuth compounds in organic synthesis: Synthesis of resorcinarenes catalyzed by bismuth triflate
| Ram S. Mohan, Katherine E. Peterson, and Russell C. Smith. Laboratory for Environment Friendly Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, 201 East Beecher Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 |
| A simple method for the synthesis of resorcinarenes 3 by condensation of aldehydes 1 with resorcinol 2 has been developed using bismuth triflate as a catalyst. Resorcinarenes are of interest because of their applications as liquid crystals and as cavitands. Bismuth compounds are attractive as reagents and catalysts in organic synthesis due to their remarkably low cost and ease of handling. The influence of reaction time and solvent on product conformation as well as some mechanistic findings will be discussed. 
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New Reactions, Methodology, Heterocycles, Aromatics
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Pennsylvania Convention Center -- Hall D, Poster
Division of Organic Chemistry
The 228th ACS National Meeting, in Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004
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