The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Photochemistry of o-allylphenol. Identification of the minor products and new mechanistic proposals

MA Miranda, R Tormos

Index: Miranda, Miguel A.; Tormos, Rosa Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1993 , vol. 58, # 12 p. 3304 - 3307

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Abstract

The photochemistry of o-allylphenol (1) in cyclohexane has been reinvestigated. Besides the previously reported cyclic ethers% and 3, seven additional minor photoproducts have been detected. Spectroscopic methods, coupled with independent synthesis, have allowed their identification as 2-methylbenzofuran (5), o-propylphenol (81, the epoxide 4, the dihydroxy compound 9, the cyclohexyl ether 6, o-(cyclohexylmethy1) phenol (lo), and the ...