1962 Volume 20 Issue 6 Pages 551-554
In order to obtain terephthalic acid by oxidation of cyclooctatetrane, oxidation reactions with chromic acid, hypochlorite, chlorate, and selenium dioxide have been investigated and the yield of terephthalic acid was found to be extremely poor in each case. In case of using of selenium dioxide, o-phthalal dehyde, phenylglyoxal, and cyclooctatrienone were obtained.