A chiral catechol with C2 symmetry

TR Kelly, NS Chandrakumar…

Index: Kelly, T. Ross; Chandrakumar, Nizal S.; Saha, Jayanta K. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989 , vol. 54, # 4 p. 980 - 983

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Experimental Section12 Methyl 3-[2-(Chloromethyl)-4, 5-dimethoxyphenyl]-propanoate (4). 13 To a stirred, ice-cold solution of 27.0 g (0.120 mol) of ester 314 in 200 mL of dry dichloromethane was added 13.5 mL (0.177 mol) of chloromethyl methyl ether followed by dropwise addition of 4.5 mL (0.038 mol) of stannic chloride over 1 h. The resulting blue solution was stirred for 1 h at 0" C and then for 15 min at room temperature and poured ...