FORMATION OF PUMMERER'S KETONE FROM 4-METHYLPHENOXENIUM ION. AN ACID-CATALYZED SOLVOLYSIS OF N-p-TOLUENESULFONYL-O-(4-TOLYL)-HYDROXYLAMINE IN p-CRESOL

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N-p-Toluenesulfonyl-O-(4-tolyl)hydroxylamine (1) reacts with p-cresol in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to yield biscresol (2) and Pummerer's ketone (3).