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A new aromatization of 1, 2-cyclohexanediones easy synthesis of 3-arylcatechols

A Feigenbaum, JP Pete, A Poquet-Dhimane

Index: Feigenbaum, Alexandre; Pete, Jean-Pierre; Poquet-Dhimane, Anne Tetrahedron Letters, 1988 , vol. 29, # 1 p. 73 - 74

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Abstract

Abstract 1, 2-Cyclohexanediones 2 were converted to cathechols 1 by action of tosyl chloride, potassium carbonate and AIBN. 2-Tosyloxy-2-cyclohexenones 3 were shown to be the intermediates of this transformation. This new reaction allowed a general synthesis of various 3-arylcatechols.