... To account for the formation of phenols 2 and/or (3) For a review, see: Trahanovsky, WS 'Oxidation in Organic (4) Goodfley, I. M.; Sargent, MV J. Chem. SOC., Perkin Trans. ... 1984 American Chemical Society Page 2. J. Org. Chem. ... (8) The reaction of 9d in methanol gave similar a result. Masakatsu Matsumoto,* Hisako Kobayashi Yasushi Hotta Sagami Chemical Research Center Nishi-Ohnuma 4-4-1, Sagamihara Kanagawa 229, Japan Received August 7, 1984 ...