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ALKYLATION OF ACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS WITH ALLYLIC AND BENZYLIC ALCOHOLS UNDER CoCl2 CATALYSIS. A USEFUL SYNTHESIS OF GRIFOLIN
Marquet, J.,Moreno-Manas, M.
, p. 173 - 176 (1981)
CoCl2 is a useful catalyst for the condensation of allylic and benzylic alcohols with active hydrogen compounds.Under these neutral conditions orcinol and farnesol react to afford the antibiotic grifolin.
