Without the formation of inseparable regioisomers, various substituted phenol derivatives 2 and benzene derivatives 4 were prepared through RCM-tautomerization and RCM-dehydration protocols. A new synthetic route to precursors 1 and 3 enabled efficient access to these aromatic compounds.
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Yoshida et al. (2007) studied this question.