Novel cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate mediated transformation of styrenes to alpha-methoxy acetophenones

Nair V; Nair LG; Panicker SB; Sheeba V; Augustine A

Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.6, 584-585, 2000

Nair V, Nair LG, Panicker SB, Sheeba V, Augustine A

Styrenes when treated with a methanolic solution of CAN underwent a novel transformation to alpha-methoxy acetophenones presumably via a radical cation.