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Oxidative decarboxylation of mandelate ethers and α-substituted phenylacetates via dioxetanone generation
Heckmann,Alayrac,Mioskowski,Chandrasekhar,Falck
, p. 5205 - 5208 (2007/10/02)
Mandelate ethers are oxidatively decarboxylated via in situ generated dioxetanones using (t)BuOK and air at ambient temperature leading, after hydrolysis, to the benzoic acid and the corresponding alcohol. The reaction can be extended to α-substituted phenylacetates.