The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Molecular rearrangements and fragmentations during the aromatization of Diels-Alder adducts derived from 1-benzylisobenzofuran

JG Smith, NG Chu

Index: Smith, James G.; Chu, Noreen G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1981 , vol. 46, # 20 p. 4083 - 4085

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Abstract

Acid. A mixture of 30.2 g (0.11 mol) of 9, 52.8 g (0.8 mol) of 85% KOH, 135 mL of HzO, and 55 mL of ethanol was heated at reflux for 18.5 h and worked up in the usual way. The acid (22.4 g, 78%) was recrystallized from CH3CN; mp 48-50" C. Anal. Calcd for C1&Ia02: C,