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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 29.
Published in final edited form as: European J Org Chem. 2013 Nov 6;2014(2):371–380. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201301161

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Quenching of carbocations 2a,b with water. Proposed rationale for the formation of symmetrical TAMs 4a,b and quinone methides 6a,b through a two-step ET reaction.[12]