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Quinones and Quinone Methides. VI Reactions of 2-Arylmethyl- and 2-(1-Arylethyl)-1,4-benzoquinones with 4-Hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
Jurd, Leonard,Wong, Rosalind Y.
, p. 137 - 154 (2007/10/02)
In alkoholic potassium hydroxide 2-methoxy-5-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)-1,4-benzoquinone (1) reacts with 4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (7) to yield the quinol (8a).In pyridine, however, (1) tautomerizes to the ortho-quinone methide which combines with (7)
