Preparation of Polyacetoxytropones and Polyhydroxytropolones by Acetolysis and Hydrolysis of Halotroponoids by Acetyl Trifluoroacetate with Exhaustive Displacement of Halogens on the Tropone Ring. Predominant Formation of Reductive Acetolysates from Fully-Substituted Tropones
acetic acid-mediated reduction of intermediary formed acetoxy-p-tropoquinone equivalents. A couple of 2,7-unsubstituted 3,4-diacetoxytropones were deduced to have cyclized 1,3-dioxole structures, 2-acetoxy-2-methyl-5H-cyclohepta-1,3-dioxol-5-ones. An acetolysis of the brominated 5-isopropyltropolones furnished an acetylated by-product, 2,3,7-triacetoxy-5-(1,1-dimethyl-2-oxopropyl)tropone, which might be