In dimethyl sulphoxide the dianions derived from 2,3- or 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehydes and 4-methylesculetin afford products corresponding to alkylation at the less acidic site while the monoanions give the isomeric phenols.
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KESSAR et al. (1983) studied this question.
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