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Synthesis 1990; 1990(12): 1117-1119
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-27107
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Synthesis of 1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-alkanones and Benzophenone by Aromatization of 2-Acyl-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexene-1-ones with Mercuric Acetate

James E. Oliver* , Kenneth R. Wilzer, Rolland M. Waters
  • *USDA-ARS, Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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02 May 2002 (online)

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1-(2,6-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-alkanones, natural products identified from insects and from medicinal plants, are readily prepared from 1,3-cyclohexanedione and appropriate carboxylic acids. The final step involves aromatization using mercuric acetate.

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