Severalα- aryloxymethyl cinnamic acids 1 have been rearranged in refluxing trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The thermal rearrangement of the same acids in Polyethylene glycol - 200 (PEG - 200) has also been investigated. © 1985.

Kalapattukuppuswamy Kuppuswamy B. Balasubramanian

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Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
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