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Application of the smiles rearrangement to the synthesis of 5,7‐disubstituted xanthone‐2‐carboxylic acids
Author(s) -
Pfister Jürg R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.5570190560
Subject(s) - chemistry , smiles rearrangement , xanthone , organic chemistry , stereochemistry
The depside‐like esters 3a and 3b underwent a Smiles rearrangement on treatment with base. The resulting diphenyl ethers 4a and 4b were converted into the xanthonecarboxylic acids 6a and 6b which are not readily accessible by other routes.