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A facile synthesis of 4-alkoxymethylphenols by a copper (II)-acetoxime catalyst/O 2 system

…, Y Watanabe, H Orita, T Hayakawa, K Takehira

Index: Shimizu, Masao; Watanabe, Yoshihito; Orita, Hideo; Hayakawa, Takashi; Takehira, Katsuomi Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 18 p. 2053 - 2056

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Abstract

Abstract 4-Alkoxymethyl-2, 6-dimethylphenols were synthesized from 2, 4, 6-trimethylphenol in good yields by a copper (II) chloride-acetoxime catalyst/molecular oxygen system in alcohols at ambient temperature. The oxidation of the other p-methylsubstituted phenols were also examined.