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ChemInform Abstract: β,β-Dimethylacrylophenones: BF3×Et2O—POCl3 Catalyzed Acylation of Phenols Using β,β-Dimethylacrylic Acid.
First published: 09 June 2010
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A combination of BF3×OEt2 and POCl3 proves to be a useful Friedel—Crafts catalyst for obtaining acrylophenones [cf. (III), (V)] from phenols and acrylic acid derivatives (II). Similar reaction of hydroquinone (VII) gives surprisingly mono- and diacrylates.
