Photochemistry of aryl alkyl carbonates. II. Methoxyphenyl ethyl carbonates

EA Caress, IE Rosenberg

Index: Caress,E.A.; Rosenberg,I.E. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1972 , vol. 37, p. 3160 - 3163

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Abstract

The photochemical reaction of the three methoxyphenol ethyl carbonates has been examined. Each of the compounds undergoes a photo-Fries type of reaction to produce methoxyhydroxybenxoates. A free-radical mechanism is proposed based on the substitution patterns observed in the products and on the quantum yields of the reactions. A minor reaction observed was the apparent free-radical displacement of the methoxy group by ...