A route to 4,4′-bis(benzocyclobutene) based on homocoupling catalysed by manganese or iron salts

Zhiqiang Feng, Bin Xu, Hui Gang, Jintang Wang

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Abstract

An efficient and practical preparation of 4,4′-bis(benzocyclobutene) has been developed by the room temperature homocoupling of 4- bromobenzocyclobutene with magnesium and an iron or manganese catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-508
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Chemical Research
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Keywords

  • Benzocyclobutene
  • Grignard reagents
  • Homocoupling

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