152842-85-8Relevant articles and documents
Carboxylic Esters as Radical Leaving Groups: A New and Efficient Gas-phase Synthesis of Benzofurans
Black, Michael,Cadogan, J. I. G.,Cartwright, Gary A.,McNab, Hamish,MacPherson, Andrew D.
, p. 959 - 960 (2007/10/02)
Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of o-allyloxycinnamate esters gives benzofurans in high yield, via cyclisation of a phenoxyl radical and subsequent cleavage of the carboxylic ester function; coumarins are obtained by FVP of the corresponding phenols.