The arylmethyl and diarylmethyl ethers of tropolones were oxidized to the corresponding carbonyl derivatives by heating in dimethyl sulfoxide. The free alcohols were oxidized at a much slower rate, suggesting that some sort of DMSO-linked intermediates are responsible for the oxidation. Inertness of free alcohols was proven by means of the cross-over experiments, including deuterium-labelling. This oxidation was applicable to alkyl ethers, but not to alkenyl ethers, which are known to cause the Claisen-rearrangement.
芳基甲基和二芳基甲基醇醚在
二甲基亚砜中加热氧化为相应的羰基衍
生物。游离醇的氧化速率要慢得多,这表明某种
DMSO相关的中间体可能负责这一氧化反应。通过交叉实验,包括
氘标记,证明了游离醇的惰性。这种氧化适用于烷基醚,但不适用于已烯醚,因为已烯醚已知会引起克莱森重排。