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NOVEL 1 - PHENYL - 2 - ACYLOXY - 6 - METHOXY - 3,4 - DIHYDRONAPHTHALENES OF THE FORMULA: 1-X-(PHENYLENE)-,2-R2-COO-,6-H3C-O-,3,4-DIHYDRONAPHTHALENE WHEREIN X IS HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, TRIFLUOROMETHYL OR LOWERALKYL AND R2 IS AN ARYL RADICAL OF 6 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS, INCLUSIVE. THESE COMPOUNDS ARE USEFUL INTERMEDIATES IN THE PREPARATION OF THE CORRESPONDING 1,2-DIPHENYL-6METHOXY - 1,2,3,4 - TETRAHYDRO-1,2-NAPHTHALENEDIOLS. |