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Synthesis of 1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-alkanones and benzophenone by aromatization of 2-acyl-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexene-1-ones with mercuric acetate
Oliver,Wilzer,Waters
, p. 1117 - 1119 (1990)
1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-alkanones, natural products identified from insects and from medicinal plants, are readily prepared from 1,3-cyclohexanedione and appropriate carboxylic acids. The final step involves aromatization using mercuric acetate.