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Synthesis 1985; 1985(10): 979-980
DOI: 10.1055/s-1985-31413
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Selective and Mild Deacylation of Hindered Acylarenes with Aqueous Trifluoroacetic Acid

Takashi Keumi* , Toshio Morita, Yōko Inui, Naomi Teshima, Hidehiko Kitajima
  • *Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Fukui University, Bunkyo, Fukui 910, Japan
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27 September 2002 (online)

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Sterically hindered acylarenes are deacylated to arenes in quantitative yields on heating in boiling 85% trifluoroacetic acid. Hindered arenecarboxylic acids undergo decarboxylation under the same conditions to give arenes in high yields.

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