A practical protocol for the synthesis of bibenzyls via C(sp3)–H activation of methyl arenes under metal-free conditions

Promod Kumar; Tirumaleswararao Guntreddi; Rahul Singh; Krishna Nand Singh

doi:10.1039/C6QO00529B

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A practical protocol for the synthesis of bibenzyls via C(sp³)–H activation of methyl arenes under metal-free conditions†

Promod Kumar,^a Tirumaleswararao Guntreddi,^a Rahul Singh^a and Krishna Nand Singh*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry (Centre of Advanced Study), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
E-mail: knsingh@bhu.ac.in, knsinghbhu@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

A variety of bibenzyl derivatives have been synthesized with excellent atom economy via C(sp³)–H–C(sp³)–H coupling of readily available methyl arenes using K₂S₂O₈ under metal-free and environmentally benign conditions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6QO00529B
Article type: Research Article
Submitted: 09 Sep 2016
Accepted: 27 Oct 2016
First published: 28 Oct 2016

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Org. Chem. Front., 2017,4, 147-150

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A practical protocol for the synthesis of bibenzyls via C(sp³)–H activation of methyl arenes under metal-free conditions

P. Kumar, T. Guntreddi, R. Singh and K. N. Singh, Org. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 147 DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00529B

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