The Acid-Catalyzed Oxidation of Methoxybenzenes to p-Benzoquinones by Dimethyldioxirane

Waldemar Adam; Masao Shimizu

doi:10.1055/s-1994-25523

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Synthesis 1994; 1994(6): 560-562
DOI: 10.1055/s-1994-25523

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The Acid-Catalyzed Oxidation of Methoxybenzenes to p-Benzoquinones by Dimethyldioxirane

Waldemar Adam^* , Masao Shimizu

^*Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany

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17 September 2002 (online)

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Methoxybenzenes 1 were oxidized to phenols and/or p-benzoquinones by dimethyldioxirane; in the presence of strong acids, the intermediate phenols were effectively converted to the p-benzoquinones 3.