Abstract
Cyanoethylation of some dimethyl- and trimethylphenols in acidic and basic media has been investigated. The cyanoethyl derivatives obtained were hydrolysed to the corresponding acids which on cyclisation with PPA afforded either dihydrocoumarin or chromanone whose structures were assigned on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence.
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Merchant, J.R., Kamath, M.S. & Dike, S.Y. Cyanoethylation of some dimethyl- and trimethylphenols. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 85, 115–124 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046705
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