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1782099 
Journal Article 
AN UMPOLED SYNTHON APPROACH TO THE SYNTHESIS OF 2-ARYLOXYPHENOLS 
Yeager, GW; Schissel, DN 
1995 
1 
Synthesis
ISSN: 0039-7881
EISSN: 1437-210X 
1 
28-30 
WOS:A1995QD43300002 
A convenient three-step method for the preparation of 2-aryloxyphenols from phenols and 2-fluorobenzaldehyde is described. Condensation of phenols with 2-fluorobenzaldehyde produces the intermediate 2-aryloxybenzaldehydes in 83-95% yield. These products rapidly undergo meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) promoted Baeyer-Villiger oxidation to yield the corresponding 2-aryloxyphenyl formates which are hydrolyzed, without isolation, to give the desired 2-aryloxyphenols in 79-96% yield. 
UMPOLED SYNTHON; 2-ARYLOXYPHENOLS; AROMATIC NUCLEOPHILIC DISPLACEMENT; BAEYER-VILLIGER REARRANGEMENT; ULLMANN ETHER SYNTHESIS; PHENYL ETHER