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. 2021 Mar 22;11(19):11606–11609. doi: 10.1039/d1ra00915j

Intramolecular Tishchenko reaction of aromatic dialdehydesa.

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Entry Aldehyde Ir (5a) i PrOH K2CO3 (x mol%) Yield (%)
1 6a + + 20 97
2 6a + 20 0
3 6a + 20 24
4 6a + + 6
5 6a + + 10 28
6 6b + + 20 97
a

All the reactions were carried out on a 0.15 mmol scale of 6.