Cleavage of the Methylenedioxy Ring in the Grignard Reaction of 3,4-Methylenedioxybenzonitrile
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The reaction of 3,4-methylenedioxybenzonitrile (2) with ethyl magnesium bromide gives products resulting from opening of the methylenedioxy ring, namely 4-hydroxy-3-n-propoxypropiophenone (3) and 3-hydroxy-4-n-propoxypropiophenone (4) in addition to the expected product 3,4-methylenedioxypropiophenone (1). The isomeric hydroxy-n-propoxy ketones were differentiated on the basis of their spectroscopic properties.
1985 ◽
Vol 40
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pp. 990-995
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1962 ◽
Vol 27
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pp. 596-598
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