Phenols and thiophenols having an ortho-phenyl substituent react with most aldehydes and ketones in very strongly acidic liquid media to form a dibenzopyran or dibenzothiopyran. The dibenzopyrans, but not the dibenzothiopyrans, can be isomerized to their corresponding fluorenols. The pyran or thiopyran ring can be cleaved chemically or electrochemically to produce phenols and thiophenols which have an ortho substituent in the ortho position of the phenyl substituent of the starting phenol or thiophenol which is characteristic of the aldehyde or ketone reactant. These products as well as the fluorenols, being phenolic bodies, are useful as stabilizers and antioxidants.
苯酚和
硫酚含有一个邻位苯基取代基,在非常强酸性液体介质中与大多数醛和酮反应,形成二苯并
吡喃或二苯并
硫吡喃。二苯并
吡喃可以异构化为相应的
芴酚,但二苯并
硫吡喃不行。
吡喃或
硫吡喃环可以
化学或电
化学裂解,产生
苯酚和
硫酚,其邻位苯基取代基位于起始
苯酚或
硫酚的苯基取代基的邻位,这是醛或酮反应物的特征。这些产物以及
芴酚作为
酚类物质,可用作稳定剂和
抗氧化剂。