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A new synthesis of phthalides through β-scission of benzocyclobutenol hypoiodites

K Kobayashi, M Itoh, H Suginome

Index: Kobayashi, Kazuhiro; Itoh, Masahito; Suginome, Hiroshi Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 29 p. 3369 - 3372

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Abstract

Abstract A simple new method for the synthesis of phthalides and their 3-alkyland 3, 3′- spiroalkyl derivatives including (±)-3-butylphthalide, a racemic form of a constituent of celery oil, through the β-scission of alkoxyl radicals generated from hypoiodites of benzocyclobutenols by the photolysis, is described.