The Journal of Organic Chemistry

A Direct Method for the Construction of Benzene Rings

RK Hill, RM Carlson

Index: Hill,R.K.; Carlson,R.M. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1965 , vol. 30, p. 2414 - 2417

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Abstract

Acetylenes-Several acetylenic dienophiles were found to react readily with I to form aromatics derived by the loss of only 1 mole of acetic acid. Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate reacted to form dimethyl 3-acetoxyphthalate, isolated as 3-hydroxyphthalic acid in good yield. Phenylpropiolic acid, in contrast to cinnamic acid, reacted readily to yield an acetoxybiphenylcarboxylic acid. In this case, only one of the two possible products, ...