Directive effects in the addition of alcohols to benzoquinones
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
- p. 2556-2559
- https://doi.org/10.1039/p19740002556
Abstract
2-Alkyl-1,4-benzoquinones react with alcohols to give 5- and 6-alkoxy-derivatives, with the former predominating, in both uncatalysed and Lewis-acid-catalysed reactions. Exclusive formation of the 6-isomer was observed only in the catalysed reactions of 2-benzyl- and 2-t-butyl-1,4-benzoquinones. 2-Benzoyl-1,4-benzoquinone is attacked by methanol at C-3.Keywords
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