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SYNTHESES of α-alkyl- or α,α′-dialkyl-4,4′-stilbenediols and of their derivatives, several of which exhibit remarkable œstrogenic activity, have so far mostly been by demethylation of the corresponding dimethyl ethers, and have invariably involved several stages1,2. A direct synthesis in one step, of trans-α-methyl-4,4′-stilbenediol (and some of its dialkyl ethers) from phenol (or its corresponding ether) and chloroacetone, has now been accomplished.
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BHARGAVA, P., ZAHEER, S. A New Synthesis of some Derivatives of 4,4′-Stilbenediol. Nature 171, 746–747 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171746b0
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