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The oxidation of 2,6-di- and 2,4,6-tri-substituted phenols with cobalt(III) acetate has been investigated in acetic acid under an inert atmosphere; the former gave the corresponding diphenoquinones in excellent yields, and the latter yielded side-chain or nuclear acetoxylated products in moderate to good yields.
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Hirano et al. (1991) studied this question.
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