Henry K. Tran, B. Dickson, D. Barker
Apr 17, 2013
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract O-alkylation of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-3-[1,3-phenylene-bis(4-nitrobenzoate)]-2,3-dihydrobenzo[ b ]furan results in the unexpected hydrolysis of the nitrobenzoate esters, transfer of a 4-nitrobenzoic acid group to the 5-hydroxyl group and double alkylation of the newly formed 3,5-diphenol moiety. A range of alkyl halides can be used and give access to O -alkyl analogues of e-viniferin.