J. S. Swenton, Kenneth P. Carpenter, Y. Chen
Jun 1, 1993
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Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
Anodic oxidation of 4-phenylphenol in methanol leads to 4-methoxy-4-phenylcyclohexa-2,5-dienones whereas anodic oxidation of 4-(2-alkenylphenyl)-phenols leads to spirocyclic 2,5-cyclohexadienones in competition with methanol addition to the 4-position. Using 4-phenylphenol and -1-(2-propenylphenyl)phenol as model systems, the optimum conditions for solvent addition versus carbon-carbon bond formation have been studied. The yield of the anodic cyclization reaction shows a dramatic dependence on olefin structure. Whereas 4-(2-propenylphenyl)phenol gives the spirocyclic 2,5-cyclohexadienone in high yield, 4-(2-vinylphenyl)phenol affords the analogous product in only 16% yield