Syntheses of 5-n-Alkylresorcinol dimethyl ethers and 1, 14-Bis (3, 5-dimethoxyphenyl) tetradecane via β-keto sulphone intermediates

JR Cannon, PK Cheong, CJ Fallick, BH Hamilton…

Index: Cannon,J.R. et al. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1973 , vol. 26, p. 799 - 808

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Abstract

Abstract Alkylation of 3, 5-dimethoxy-α-(methylsulphonyl) acetophenone followed by reduction of the resulting monoalkylated products with zinc and acetic acid afforded the corresponding 5-n-acylresorcinol dimethyl ethers. Hydrogenolysis of 5-n-undecoylresorcinol dimethyl ether, prepared in this way, yielded 5-n-undecylresorcinol dimethyl ether. Alkylation of 1-(methylsulphonyl) alkan-3-ones with 3, 5-dimethoxybenzyl bromide gave a mixture of ...