posted on 2006-09-29, 00:00authored bySean P. Bew, David L. Hughes, Sunil V. Sharma
The efficient synthesis of 2,2‘-arylmethylene dimers from
3-hydroxymethyl or 3-methoxymethyl-5-halo-(S)-tyrosines
and para-substituted phenols under acid-catalyzed reaction
conditions using either conventional or microwave-assisted
protocols is described.