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LiAIH4 promoted reductive deoxygenation of hydroxybenzyl alcohols via benzoquinone methide intermediates
Baik, Woonphil,Lee, Hyun Joo,Koo, Sangho,Kim, Byeong Hyo
, p. 8125 - 8128 (1998)
Primary and secondary hydroxybenzyl alcohols react with LiAIH4 in chlorobenzene to give the corresponding alkylphenols. The reaction proceeds through the formation of benzoquinone methide as an intermediate. An example of [4+2] cycloaddition of benzoquinone methide is also reported.