O-Cresol → 7-Ethyl-1-benzofuran
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]=1[OH:9])[CH3:2].[C:10]1(C)C(O)=CC=C[CH:11]=1>>[CH2:10]([C:5]1[C:4]2[O:9][CH:2]=[CH:1][C:3]=2[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)[CH3:11]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Procedure
7-Ethyl-benzofuran is prepared by the method described in J.Chem.Soc. 1920, 1534, but using o-ethylphenol inste of o-cresol. The MS. of the product thus obtained shows the following ion peaks with the relative intensities given within brackets: 131 (100%), 146 (38%) and 77 (10%).
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-b633b9b26a0e4718bfc192a39b68bf4d
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1981_12
- Patent number
- US04303689
Reaction notes
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