A synthetically useful conversion of benzoic acid derivatives to 4-alkylphenols and 4-alkyl-3-carbalkoxyphenols

AG Schultz, RE Harrington, M Macielag…

Index: Schultz, Arthur G.; Harrington, Roger E.; Macielag, Mark; Mehta, Parag G.; Taveras, Arthur G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 52, # 24 p. 5482 - 5484

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Abstract

The process combines recently reported methodology used to convert benzoic acid derivatives to 2,5-cyclohexadien- 1-ones3 with familiar rearrangements of dienones to phe- nol~.~ ... C0,Me Cr-based oxidants A 0 ... R. C0,Me CF,CO,H OH ... (1) Summer research participant, 1985. (2) For a recent example, see: Trost, BM; Saulnier, MG Tetra- (3) Schultz, AG; Lavieri, FP; Macielag, M.; Plummer, M. J. Am. hedron Lett. 1985,26, 123. Chem. SOC. 1987,109, ...