An unexpected aromatization reaction during the preparation of 1,2-cyclohexanedione ethers

Original Article

JOURNAL 794

Organic Communications

VOLUME & ISSUE

Year: 2017 Issue: 1 January-March

PAGES

p.1 - 5

DOI ADDRESS

http://doi.org/10.25135/acg.oc.1.16.07.425

STATISTICS

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AUTHORS

Ryan DeAngelis, Amy Solinski and David A. Hunt

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

In a heretofore-unreported reaction, 1,2-cyclohexandione reacts with a variety of alcohols under mild acid-catalyzed dehydration conditions to afford not only ethers of 1,2- cyclohexanedione but the corresponding aryl ethers as well in moderate to good yield.

KEYWORDS

1
2-cyclohexanedione
aromatization
aryl ethers

SUPPORTING INFORMATION

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