B. Lindgren, B. Ericsson
Apr 22, 1969
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Acta Chemica Scandinavica
Abstract
Abstract : When 2,6-xylenol is oxidised with chlorine dioxide in an aqueous solution the following compounds are the main products: 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, an alpha, beta-epoxy ketone, and 4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenol. If oxidised in carbon tetrachloride solution, the xylenol gives the Diels-Alder dimer of 6-chloro-2,6-dimethyl-cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one in a low yield. Mesitol yields by oxidation in aqueous solution an alpha, beta-epoxy ketone, a chlorination product of this epoxy ketone, and 2,4,6-trimethyl-p-quinol. (Author)