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. 2018 May 9;11(10):1600–1605. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201800617

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Mechanistic details for each step in the DFRC process. Acetylation of hydroxyl units and bromination of benzylic positions by acetyl bromide (AcBr)/acetic acid (AcOH) (derivatization) precede two‐electron reductive cleavage of β‐ethers and debromination of cinnamate‐derived moieties via zinc/acetic acid. In the final step the product mixture is acetylated using a mixture of acetic anhydride (Ac2O)/pyridine.