中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 分子量 |
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3-羟基-4-甲基-2-苯并呋喃-1(3H)-酮 | 3-Hydroxy-4-methylphthalid | 72288-75-6 | C9H8O3 | 164.161 |
4-甲基-2-苯并呋喃-1(3H)-酮 | 4-methylphthalide | 2211-83-8 | C9H8O2 | 148.161 |
—— | 4-(Bromomethyl)-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1-one | 177166-14-2 | C9H7BrO2 | 227.057 |
2,3-二甲基苯甲酸甲酯 | methyl 2,3-dimethylbenzoate | 15012-36-9 | C10H12O2 | 164.204 |
—— | 3-Brom-4-methylphthalid | 72288-74-5 | C9H7BrO2 | 227.057 |
The condensation of 3-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid with aqueous formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid yields the lactone of 6-hydroxymethyl-1,3-benzodioxane-8-methyl-5-carboxylic acid. This dioxanylphthalide has also been produced in a similar type of condensation from 5-hydroxy-4-methylphthalide which can be obtained by demethylation with aluminum chloride of 5-methoxy-4-methylphthalide.Proof of the presence of the m-dioxane and phthalide rings in the condensation product has been obtained by opening these rings in succession. The action of alkaline permanganate opens the phthalide ring to yield a substituted phthalic acid. Acid hydrolysis then opens the m-dioxane ring with loss of formaldehyde and the formation of a new phthalide ring. Successive steps of decarboxylation, methylation, and oxidation of the new phthalide yield the known 3-methyl-4-methylphthalic acid.