The Journal of organic chemistry

Synthetically Useful Brønsted Acid-Promoted Arylbenzyl Ether→ o-Benzylphenol Rearrangements (1)

FA Luzzio, J Chen

Index: Luzzio, Frederick A.; Chen, Juan Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 ,  vol. 74,  # 15  p. 5629 - 5632

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Abstract

Camphorsulfonic acid in warm fluorobenzene facilitates the ortho rearrangement of (alkoxy- substituted) benzyl ethers of 1-(O-methyl)-2-nitroresorcinols to the corresponding o-(alkoxy- substituted) arylmethylnitrophenols. The substrate phenolic ethers are prepared by ultrasound-promoted arylmethylation of the appropriate 1-alkoxy-substituted 2- nitroresorcinol.