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. 2013 Oct 16;18(10):12820–12844. doi: 10.3390/molecules181012820

Table 2.

Synthesis of oligotoluenes using two different heating models: MW and IR a.

Entry Alcohol Products Yield% b
MW c IR d
1 graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i022.jpg graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i023.jpg 4b n = 0 0 0
4c n = 1 60 58
4d n = 2 40 22
4e n = 3 0 20
2 graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i024.jpg graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i025.jpg 5b n = 0 0 0
5c n = 1 55 0
5d n = 2 28 0
5e n = 3 12 0
5f n = 4 5 0
graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i026.jpg 5g n = 0 0 65
5h n = 1 0 25
5i n = 2 0 10
3 graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i027.jpg graphic file with name molecules-18-12820-i028.jpg 6b n = 0 0 0
6c n = 1 35 8
6d n = 2 65 92

a Reaction conditions: benzyl alcohols 4a–6a (2 mmol) and TAFF (20 mg); b Yields and composition of reaction mixture was determinate by GC-EIMS and HRMS; c Microwave at 85 °C (100 W), 4–10 min; d IR at 95 °C (375 W), 2.5–10 min.