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Hydroxylations of 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4,5,8(or 1,4,5,6,8)-tetra(or penta)methoxynaphthalenes and 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4-dimethoxybenzenes at the 3-position were accomplished by a one-pot procedure. The same procedure has been found to be applicable to 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)naphthalenes and (1-hydroxyalkyl)benzenes having no methoxyl substituent.
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Tanoue et al. (1988) studied this question.
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