D. Barton, A. Brewster, S. Ley
Aug 18, 1981
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Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
Abstract
Benzeneseleninic anhydride has been used as a mild oxidising reagent to convert phenols into o-quinones including some examples where the p-position is unblocked. The method is limited to the production of o-quinones which are not susceptible to further reaction. Pyrocatechols and hydroquinones can also be oxidised to the corresponding quinones in excellent yield using benzeneseleninic anhydride.