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1-Hydroxyazulene and 3-hydroxyguaiazulene: Synthesis and their properties

T Asao, S Ito, N Morita

Index: Asao; Ito; Morita Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 48 p. 6693 - 6696

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Abstract

Abstract 1-Hydroxyazulene was obtained as an unstable green oil by the reduction of 1- acetoxyazulene with LiAlH 4. The compound did not show an equilibrium with its keto forms. 3-Hydroxyguaiazulene similarly obtained from 3-acetoxyguaiazulene was extremely