The possible pathways for the formation of primary
products (1)–(5) are depicted in Schemes 1–3. Primary
Table 3 Primary products in CGDE of MFPs.
Starting material Primary products
F
OH
2-MFP
OH
OH
F
OH
OH
OH
F
3-MFP
OH
F
HO OH
OH
F
OH
F
4-MFP
OH
OH
F
OH
OH
O
O
(1) (2)
(3) (2)
(3) (4) (5)
products (1)–(5) should subsequently undergo further oxidation
leading to overall degradation