Preparation and solvolysis of dispirotetraenediones
Abstract
Dispiro[5,0,5,4]hexadeca-1,4,8,11-tetraene-3,10-dione and a lower homologue, prepared by oxidation of the appropriate diphenols, decompose in neutral alcoholic solutions to give benzylic ethers arising, apparently, from quinone methide intermediates.
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