Phenols functionalized ketones from

The preparative relevance of this method is illustrated by the synthesis of ketones from substrates containing functional groups prone to undergo oxidation with other methods, such as pyridine and phenol groups. It also allowed the preparation of complex 4-O-P-Af-acetylchitooligosyl lactones from the corresponding chitoohgosaccharides [64]. 

Peripentadenia is a monotypic genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae represented by Peripentadenia mearsii (C. T. White) L. S. Smith, a tree growing in rain forests of northern Queensland. Besides unidentified minor alkaloids, the species yields one major alkaloid, peripentadenine (49) (87). Its molecular formula, C22H34N203, was established by high-resolution mass spectroscopy the presence of phenol, ketone, secondary amide, and tertiary amine functionalities was deduced from examination of spectroscopic data. 

In pharmaceutical drug analysis a host of organic pharmaceutical substances are invariably converted quantitatively to their corresponding derivatives by virtue of interactions with certain functional entities, namely aldehyde, ketone, amino, carboxyl, phenolic, hydroxyl etc. However, in some cases it may be feasible to obtain uniform substitution products of organic pharmaceutical substances quantitatively, for instance tetraido derivative of phenolphthalein is obtained from the phenolphthalein tablets. It is important to mention here that the number of organic pharmaceutical substances which may be analysed by this method is limited because of two vital reasons, they are ... 

Analyses of the chloroform-soluble extracts of the subbituminous coal by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed the presence of a sharp carbonyl absorption peak (1800-1650 cm ) in the extracts from the parent coal and in those obtained at yields less than about 10% wt dmmf. The peak, which is attributed to ketones and carboxylates, disappeared at higher conversions (16). Whitehurst and co-workers (12) established that carbonyl- containing compounds, such as esters and carboxylates, can cleave under thermal treatment to produce CO, CO2 and phenols. They concluded that the evolution of these gases during coal liquefaction could originate from the decomposition of similar oxygen functionalities in the coal. 

In contrast to phenolic hydroxyl, benzylic hydroxyl is replaced by hydrogen very easily. In catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic aldehydes, ketones, acids and esters it is sometimes difficult to prevent the easy hydrogenolysis of the benzylic alcohols which result from the reduction of the above functions. A catalyst suitable for preventing hydrogenolysis of benzylic hydroxyl is platinized charcoal [28], Other catalysts, especially palladium on charcoal [619], palladium hydride [619], nickel [43], Raney nickel [619] and copper chromite [620], promote hydrogenolysis. In the case of chiral alcohols such as 2-phenyl-2-butanol hydrogenolysis took place with inversion over platinum and palladium, and with retention over Raney nickel (optical purities 59-66%) [619]. 

The o-cresol novolaks of commercial significance possess degrees of polymerization, n, of 1.7—4.4 and the epoxide functionality of the resultant glycidylated resins varies from 2.7 to 5.4. Softening points (Outran s) of the products are 35—99°C. The glycidylated phenol and 0-cresol—novolak resins are soluble in ketones, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, and toluene solvents. The commercial epoxy novolak products possess a residual hydrolyzable chlorine content of <0.15 wt% and a total chlorine content of ca 0.6 wt % (Table 2). 

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