Canadian Journal of Chemistry

REACTION OF ANHYDROSEPEDONIN WITH ALKALI SYNTHESIS OF A DEGRADATION PRODUCT AND SOME RELATED DIMETHYLHYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS

PV Divekar, LC Vining

Index: Divekar,P.V.; Vining,L.C. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1964 , vol. 42, p. 63 - 68

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Abstract

Two products have been isolated from the reaction of anhydrosepedonin with alkali and identified as 3-hydroxy-5-methyl benzoic acid and 3, 4-dimethyl-5-hydroxybenzoic acid. The structure of the latter compound was established by unambiguous synthesis. In the course of this work the remaining o-and m-hydroxybenzoic acids derived from o-xylene were also prepared.