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Efficient Syntheses of Some 1-Naphthylalkyl Ketones and Studies on Their Autooxidation in Basic Medium by A. Chatterjee; S.R. Raychaudhuri; S.K. Chatterjee is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.
Birch reductions of 4,6dimethoxy-I-naphthylalkyl ketones 1 provided in fair to good yields the demethoxylated products, 6-methoxy-l-naphthylalkyl ketones 2&g), not easily accessible by other procedures. Autooxidation of these ketones in basic medium afforded the diketones 6&e), the acid 241, and interestingly the phenol 5. Extension of this reduction to the related tricyclic ketone 8 afforded 921. the phenolic ketone 9b; and significantly the dihydrocoumarin derivative 10 as a result of autooxidation of 9a. The mechanisms for demethoxylation and autooxidation have been discussed.
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- Author
- A. Chatterjee; S.R. Raychaudhuri; S.K. Chatterjee
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0040-4020)
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Chemistry (Physical Sciences)