Studies in the oxidative ring-opening of catechols and o-benzoquinones. Lead tetraacetate versus the copper(I) chloride/pyridine/methanol system

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00651-1

Lead tetraacetate oxidative ring-opening of a series of substituted catechols provides the corresponding substituted cis, cis-2,4-diene-1,6- dioates (1-10) in fair to good yields. A number of improvements on Wiessler's procedure for this reaction are repo