K. Kakiuchi, M. Ue, Bunji Yamaguchi
Nov 1, 1991
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
Irradiation of 3-methoxyphenol in the presence of 2 equiv of AlBr3 in CH2Cl2 gave 4-methoxybicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one in a 38% yield. 3-Methoxy-2-methylphenol also yielded the lumiketone rearrangement product. On the other hand, 3-methoxy-4-methyl-, 3-methoxy-5-methyl-, and 5-methoxy-2-methylphenol underwent transposition of the methyl group to give equilibrium mixtures of the three methoxycresols.