Journal of the American Chemical Society

The Synthesis of Benzcyclohepten-6-one1

GA Page, DS Tarbell

Index: Page; Tarbell Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1953 , vol. 75, p. 2053

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

VI11 o-Carboxycinnamic acid (I) prepared by the oxidation of@-naphthol using peracetic acid, was reduced by means of the Schwenk procedure4 to give p-(o-carboxyphenyl)- propionic acid (11) in excellent yield. Reduction of I1 using ethereal lithium aluminum hydride gave the expected diol (III), B which was obtained pure in relatively low yield. Conversion of the diol to the corresponding dichloride (IV) went smoothly and a ...