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Facile and efficient synthesis of xanthenedione derivatives promoted by niobium pentachloride

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Xanthenedione derivatives were synthesised in one-pot reactions between arylaldehyde derivatives and 1,3-cyclohexanedione promoted by niobium pentachloride. This new method is simple, costeffective, high-yielding with a good variety of substrates generality, and can be conducted within reasonable reaction times.

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dos Santos, W.H., Da Silva-Filho, L.C. Facile and efficient synthesis of xanthenedione derivatives promoted by niobium pentachloride. Chem. Pap. 70, 1658–1664 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1515/chempap-2016-0098

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