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Clorous Acid Oxidation of Trifluoromethylphenols: Cyclopentenolones by Benzilic Acid Ring Contraction
Blazejewski, Jean-Claude,Dorme, Regine,Wakselman, Claude
, p. 1861 - 1864 (2007/10/02)
The formation of 2-chloro-2-trifluoromethylcyclopentane-1,3-dione (1) in the chlorous acid oxidation of 2- and 3-trifluoromethylphenol is shown to proceed via decarboxylation of 5-chloro-1-hydroxy-4-oxo-5-trifluoromethylcyclopent-2-enecarboxylic acid (4), an isolable compound.
