
%0 Journal Article
%A Hartshorn, MP 
%A Hayman, KA 
%A Martyn, RJ 
%A Robinson, WT 
%A Vaughan, J 
%A Wells, BA 
%A Wright, GJ 
%T The Chlorination of 4-Chloro-2,3,6-trimethylphenol. Some Addition-Reactions of 4,6-Dichlorocyclohexa-2,4-dienones
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1990/10/01
%V 43
%N 10
%P 1729-1744
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9901729
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9901729 
%X Reaction of a mixture of 6-chlorocyclohexa-2,4-dienones (4) and (5) with chlorine in acetic acid gives the tetrachloro  ketones (2) and (3), the major products of chlorination of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol (1a) or 4-chloro-2,3,6-trimethylphenol (1b). Reactions of this mixture of 6- chlorocyclohexa-2,4-dienones (4) and (5) in acetic acid with chlorine acetate, chlorine, chlorine in the presence of sodium acetate, and in benzene with nitrogen dioxide are described. -Ray crystal structure determinations are reported for compounds (3), (6)-(8) and (11)-(13). 
