%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis of benzyl chlorides and cycloveratrylene macrocycles using benzylic alcohols under homogeneous catalysis by HCl/dioxane %A Yolanda Marina Vargas-Rodr¨ªguez %A Melchor Vargas %A Ren¨¦ Miranda %A Bernardo Francisco %J Organic Communications %D 2012 %I ACG Publications %X The synthesis of benzyl chlorides, cyclic derivatives cyclotriveratrylene and cyclotripiperotrylene were carried out in using the HCl/dioxane system as a catalyst. The reaction proceeded with high selectivity and is sensitive to the number of alkyl and methoxy substituent on the aromatic ring. %K Benzyl alcohols %K veratrole alcohol %K benzyl chlorides %K cyclotripiperotrylene %K cyclotriveratrylene %U http://www.acgpubs.org/OC/2012/Volume%205/Issue%201/7-OC-1109-214.pdf