2,3-Dihydro-2-hydroxybenzo[b]furan-3-one, the cyclic hemiacetal of 2-hydroxyphenylglyoxal
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic
- p. 2510-2514
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j39670002510
Abstract
A compound erroneously described as 2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxybenzo[b]furan-2-one, the lactone of 2-hydroxymandelic acid, has been shown to be 2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxybenzo[b]furan-3-one, the cyclic hemiacetal of 2-hydroxyphenylglyoxal. Some of its reactions are discussed.Keywords
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