D. Planchenault et al., NEW AGENTS OF BIARYL OXIDATIVE COUPLING IN FLUORO ACID-MEDIUM .6. APPLICATION TO THE SYNTHESIS OF PHENOLIC BISBENZOCYCLOOCTADIENE LIGNANS, Tetrahedron, 51(5), 1995, pp. 1395-1404
A systematic study of redox couples in fluoro acid medium has been car
ried out for the oxidative coupling of bisbenzocyclooctadiene lignan p
recursors. Tl2O3 and Re2O7 were found to be the more efficient reagent
s with precursors possessing methylenedioxy substituents far the forme
r and only methoxy groups for the latter. Finally, oxidative coupling
of a phenolic dibenzylbutane led to a mixture of two BBCOD's, resultin
g from para and ortho coupling to the phenolic group.