Reaction of 4-tert-Butylcatechol and Its Derivatives with Methoxy(pyridine)copper(II) Chloride in the Absence of Oxygen. A New Structure Reminiscent of Those Resulting from "Extradiol" Oxidations of Catechols in the Presence of Oxygen

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo01309a028

Reaction of methoxy(pyridine)copper(II) chloride with 4-tert-butylcatechol, 4-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone 4-tert-butyl-3-methoxycatechol, 4-tert-butyl-3-chlorocatechol, or 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol in pyridine in the absence of oxygen provides 2,2-dimetho