W. Mendelson, M. M. Holmes, J. Dougherty
Feb 1, 1996
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Synthetic Communications
Abstract
Abstract A regioselective mono-benzylation of the 4-hydroxyl group of 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (2) to produce 1 under extremely mild basic conditions (NaHCO3 or KF) has been developed. This approach gives improved regioselectivity relative to earlier methods.