Mechanism of the para Claisen Rearrangement. Evidence for a Dienone-phenyl Ether Rearrangement1a

DY Curtin, HW Johnson Jr

Index: Curtin; Johnson Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1956 , vol. 78, p. 2611,2614

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

A study of the para Claisen rearrangement of allyl 2, 6-dimethallylphenyl ether (I) and methallyl 2-allyl-6-methallylphenyl ether (11) has shown that in each case a mixture of 4- allyl-2, 6-dimethallylphenol and 2-allyl-4.6-dimethallylphe1iol is obtained. When the ...