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The First Acid and Ester Enols: 2,2-Bis(pentamethylphenyl)ethene-1,1-diol and 1-t-Butoxy-2,2-bis(pentamethylphenyl)ethenol, and Their Oxidation to Stable Free Radicals
O'Neill, Patrick,Hegarty, Anthony F.
, p. 744 - 745 (1987)
Desilylation of the ketene acetals (5) and (9) provides the ene-1,1-diols (6) and (10) which undergo relatively slow ketonisation and are oxidized to stable free radicals in basic solution.
