Anodic syntheses. Part XVI. Oxidation of phenylenediacetic acids and benzylic ethers
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
- No. 23,p. 2471-2473
- https://doi.org/10.1039/p19750002471
Abstract
Electrolysis of o-, m-, and p-phenylenediacetic acids gives the diethers C6H4(CH2OMe)2 and the aldehydes CHO·C6H4·CH2·OMe, the latter resulting from anodic oxidation of the diethers. The ortho-diacid also affords a lactone. The anodic oxidation of ethers of this type to the corresponding aldehydes has been shown to be a general reaction of benzylic ethers having an electron-releasing substituent attached to the ring.Keywords
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