amine
09-23-03 05:36
       2,4,5-tm-propylbenzene to 2,5-dm-propylbenzene?
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    cilliersb
(Hive Bee)
09-23-03 11:00
No 460522
       Dude...     

You didn't even get a UTFSE from some other beez. Consider yourself lucky.

Fine comb Rhodium's and you'll find a procedure for beta-Asarone to 2,5-DiMeOPropenylbenzene. Now make Ketone with performic or whacker or whatever. DOx is in sight no?

Selenium dioxide.... I don't think you need more clues!!

Granted this procedure is for 2,4,5-PropenylBenzene, but it should work equally well for Propylbenzene...... or did you really mean 2,4,5-PropenylBenzene to 2,5-PropenylBenzene?

Happy reading. wink 		 
 
 
 
    amine
(Stranger)
09-23-03 17:14
No 460556
       heh thanks, I certainly deserved the UTFSE.     

heh thanks, I certainly deserved the UTFSE.

my plan was to try to oxidize the propylbenzene to the corresponding aldahyde via ozone. (There are a few examples of this used to covert a 3,4-dimethoxypropylbenzene into vanillin )

Thanks for the help :)