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3607434 
Journal Article 
Synthesis of Pyrene-4,5-dione on a 15 g Scale 
Walsh, JC; Williams, KLM; Lungerich, D; Bodwell, GJ 
2016 
Yes 
European Journal of Organic Chemistry
ISSN: 1434-193X
EISSN: 1099-0690 
Wiley-VCH Verlag 
WEINHEIM 
2016 
36 
5933-5936 
English 
WOS:000392534600003 
A scalable and efficient method for the synthesis of pyrene-4,5-dione has been developed. The addition of N-methylimidazole (NMI, 5 mol-%) to a known oxidation reaction was shown to marginally improve the yield and dramatically improve the ease of the workup and thus the amount of product isolable in a day by using regular laboratory equipment. © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 
Pyrenes; Hydrocarbons; K-Region; Oxidation; Ruthenium; N-Methylimidazole