The oxidation of 3-hydroxyflavones by super-oxide anion in the tetrahydrofuran results in oxidative cleavage of the heterocyclic ring to give 2-benzoyloxy-phenylglyoxylic acid without the loss of carbon monoxide.
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El-Sukkary et al. (1981) studied this question.
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