Chromans
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 plural of chroman form-of, plural
"Next, a competing functional group (OH in 4-mercaptophenol 2 i) was investigated, as phenols have been shown to form chromans or Friedel–Crafts allylation products under gold-catalysis with allylic alcohols. Pleasingly, the reaction proceeds chemoselectively at the thiophenol site, although the yield is somewhat lower than with other thiophenols (49 %, entry 9)."
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More examples"Next, a competing functional group (OH in 4-mercaptophenol 2 i) was investigated, as phenols have been shown to form chromans or Friedel–Crafts allylation products under gold-catalysis with allylic alcohols. Pleasingly, the reaction proceeds chemoselectively at the thiophenol site, although the yield is somewhat lower than with other thiophenols (49 %, entry 9)."
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