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Regioselective mono-O-alkylation of same pyrocatechoxide dianions

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1983

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Abstract

In dimethyl sulphoxide the dianions derived from 2,3- or 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehydes and 4-methylesculetin afford products corresponding to alkylation at the less acidic site while the monoanions give the isomeric phenols.