Synthesis 2007(5): 761-765  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965919
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3-Substituted Phthalic Acid Derivatives by Sonogashira Coupling Reaction

Oliver Wolff, Siegfried R. Waldvogel*
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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Received 16 October 2006
Publication Date:
08 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

Phthalic acid derivatives with carbon substituents in position 3 are easily accessible by Sonogashira coupling reaction of the corresponding bromo derivative. For reasonable conversions the phthaloyl moiety is masked as the N-phenylphthalimide, which can smoothly be converted into other phthalic acid derivatives.