Functionalization of the methyl group of 1, 4-dimethyl-1, 4-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-endoperoxide

…, JC Rossier, S Kohmoto, J Boukouvalas

Index: Jefford, Charles W.; Rossier, Jean-Claude; Kohmoto, Shigeo; Boukouvalas, John Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1984 , # 22 p. 1496 - 1497

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Abstract

The acid-catalysed cleavage of 1, 4-dimethyl-1, 4-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-endoperoxide gives the 4-hydroxy, methoxy, trifluoroacetoxy, formyloxy, bromo, and chloro methyl derivatives of 1-methylnaphthalene in yields of 36, 38, 52, 76, 77, and 100% respectively when water, methanol, trifluoracetic, formic, hydrobromic, or hydrochloric acids are used as reagents.