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Regioselective Cleavage of the Methylenedioxy Group: Conversion of (-)-Austrobailignan-5 to (-)-Dihydroguaiaretic Acid
Rao, Koppaka V.,Chattopadhyay, Sunil K.
, p. 1427 - 1429 (1990)
A method for the selective cleavage of a benzodioxole (methylenedioxy group) to a methoxyphenol through the use of a p-methylthiophenoxide ion is described.When the procedure was applied to a lignan derivative such as (-)-austrobailignan-5, the reaction w