Organic 22: Phenols Flashcards
1
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Fries rearrangement
A
aluminum chloride-promoted rearrangement of an aryl ester to a ring-acylated derivative of phenol
2
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Kolbe-Schmitt Reaction
A
the high pressure reaction of the sodium salt of a phenol with carbon dioxide to give an o-hydroxybenzoic acid; used to prepare salicylic acid in the synthesis of aspirin
3
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Quinones
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the product of oxidation of an ortho or para dihydroxybenzene derivative
4
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Coenzyme Q
A
naturally occurring group of related quinones involved in the chemistry of cellular respiration; AKA ubiquinone
