Syntheses of substituted naphthalenes and naphthols

KS Huang, EC Wang, HM Chen

Index: Huang, Keng-Shiang; Wang, Eng-Chi; Chen, Hsing-Ming Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 51, # 3 p. 585 - 605

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Abstract

Abstract Syntheses of substituted naphthalenes and naphthols are described. Based on Claisen rearrangement, ring-closing metathesis (RCM), and related reactions, isovanillin was successfully transformed into a series of substituted naphthalenes and naphthols with good overall yields.