Untersuchungen zurFriedel-Crafts-Reaktion. XVI. Darstellung isomerer 2-Acyl- und 3-Acyl-4-methoxyphenole

Acylation of 4-methoxy phenol according toFriedel andCrafts, as well as the rearrangement of its esters according toFries lead always to 2-acyl-4-methoxy phenols or to their demethylated compounds. The unknown 3-acyl-4-methoxy phenols were prepared in two steps: First, the ester is acylated with the corresponding acyl chloride and SnCl₄ in nitromethane. In the second step the resulting ketoesters are hydrolysed. This is a general method. The yields ofmeta-acylphenols are between 40 and 90%. The isomeric 2-acyl-4-methoxy-phenols which were partly unknown or accessible only in low yields have also been prepared for comparative spectral studies (UV, IR, NMR, MS) ofortho- andmeta-acylphenols.