α→β Rearrangements of naphthyl ketones under Friedel-Crafts acylation conditions

Israel Agranat*, David Avnir

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Abstract

The intramolecular acylation of the acid (I) by polyphosphoric acid (PPA) affords the kinetically controlled α-naphthyl ketone (II) and/or the thermodynamically controlled β-naphthyl ketone (III); (II) rearranges quantitatively to (III) with PPA at 120°.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-363
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1973

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