Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

The oxidation of 3, 3-diphenyl-2-propenoic acid with manganese (III) acetate.

K Kurosawa, T Tsujita

Index: Kurosawa, Kazu; Tsujita, Tsuyoshi Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1981 , vol. 54, # 8 p. 2391 - 2394

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Abstract

The oxidation of 3, 3-diphenyl-2-propenoic acid with manganese (III) acetate in boiling acetic acid gave 3, 3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate, 4-acetoxymethyl-5, 5-diphenyltetrahydro- 2-furanone, 3, 3-diphenyl-2-propenal, 5, 5-diphenyl-2, 5-dihydro-2-furanone, 4-acetoxy-5, 5- diphenyltetrahydro-2-furanone, benzophenone, and 2-oxo-5, 5-diphenyltetrahydro-4- furancarboxylic acid. The reaction pathways are discussed.