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THE REGIO- AND STEREOCHEMISTRY OF THE ALKOXIDE-INDUCED RING-OPENING OF METHOXYMETHYLIDENE-SUBSTITUTED HOMOPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
Hutchings, Michael G.,Chippendale, A. Margaret,Ferguson, Ian
, p. 3727 - 3734 (2007/10/02)
Ring-opening of methoxymethylidene-substituted homophthalic anhydride (1) by methoxide occurs by two modes.Attack at the 1-position ("benzoate" carbonyl) leads to a stable acid-ester.A combination of unambiguous syntheses and 1H- and 13C-n.m.r. spectrosco