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Lewis acids catalysed Fries rearrangement of isopropylcresol esters

Lewis-Säure-katalysierte Fries-Umlagerung von Isopropylkresolestern

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In the course of the Fries rearrangement, aluminium chloride frequently induces migration or elimination of alkyl groups. The results obtained with titanium tetrachloride for the synthesis of vicinalo-hydroxyketones are compared with those obtained with aluminium chloride for some aliphatic and aromatic esters of isopropylcresols. In order to understand the migration and elimination processes occurring, the stabilities of theo-hydroxyketones are studied in the presence of aluminium chloride at different temperatures. Furthermore, all-vicinalo-hydroxyketones were prepared by the Fries rearrangement of 6-tert-butyl-p-thymol with titanium tetrachloride.

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Im Verlauf der Fries-Umlagerung induziert Aluminiumchlorid des öfteren eine Wanderung oder Eliminierung von Alkylgruppen. Die Resultate mit Titantetrachlorid bei der Synthese von vicinaleno-Hydroxyketonen werden mit denen mit Aluminiumchlorid für einige aliphatische und aromatische Ester des Isopropylkresols verglichen. Um zu einem Verständnis der auftretenden Wanderungs-und Eliminierungsprozesse zu gelangen, wurden die Stabilitäten vono-Hydroxyketonen bei verschiedenen Temperaturen in der Gegenwart von Aluminiumchlorid untersucht. Außerdem wurden all-vicinaleo-Hydroxyketone mittels Fries-Umlagerung von 6-tert-Butyl-p-thymol mit Titantetrachlorid hergestellt.

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Martin, R., Demerseman, P. Lewis acids catalysed Fries rearrangement of isopropylcresol esters. Monatsh Chem 121, 227–236 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00809536

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