A New Site Selective Synthesis of Benzoin Esters. Synthesis of Symmetrically and Unsymmetrically Substituted Benzils
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1988 (10) , 799-801
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1988-27712
Abstract
A series of novel benzoin esters has been obtained in high yield, in a site selective synthesis, by the acid hydrolysis of a series of 4-benzoyloxy-2-azabuta-1, 3-dienes. The oxidation of the benzoin esters allows the preparation of symmetrically and unsymmetrically substituted benzils by a route that is superior, in some cases, to those previously reported.Keywords
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