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  • 1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane: an ozone-friendly reagent for the in situ Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangement and its use in the formal synthesis of E-resveratrol.

1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane: an ozone-friendly reagent for the in situ Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangement and its use in the formal synthesis of E-resveratrol.

The Journal of organic chemistry (2012-11-14)
Stefan C Söderman, Adrian L Schwan
ABSTRACT

Dibromotetrachloroethane (C(2)Br(2)Cl(4)) is demonstrated as a halogenating reagent for the one-pot conversion of sulfones to alkenes by way of the Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangement. Dibromotetrachloroethane successfully replaces known ozone depleting agents CCl(4), CBr(2)F(2) and C(2)Br(2)F(4). A formal synthesis of E-resveratrol is demonstrated using C(2)Br(2)Cl(4).

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1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane, 97%