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Acetylenes from Aldehydes. Preparation of Ethynylphenols and Phenylacetylenes by Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis of Isoxazolones*

Curt Wentrup A B C , Maria Wiedenstritt A and Hans-Wilhelm Winter A
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A Fachbereich Chemie der Philipps-Universität Marburg, D-35037 Marburg, Germany.

B School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: wentrup@uq.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 68(8) 1233-1236 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH15234
Submitted: 29 April 2015  Accepted: 20 May 2015   Published: 5 June 2015

Abstract

The flash vacuum pyrolysis method of synthesis of acetylenes from aldehydes via isoxazolones is a convenient method for the preparation of a variety of derivatives, including kinetically unstable, sensitive compounds such as the ethynylphenols.


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