Birch reduction of o-toluidine

Preparation of 6-alkyl-A -cyclohexenones. A procedure developed by Stork and White, as illustrated by the preparation of the 6-methyl derivative, involves Birch reduction of o-toluidine to a mixture of dihydrides converted on mild acid hydrolysis to what proved to be a mixture of the unsaturated ketones, (3) and (4), and some... 

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ , ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ , ]

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